Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A future Minister is an unknown quantity.

I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement and the detail he has gone into so far. I will go back to the business solar scheme, which there is great interest in. As the Minister of State said, a whole range of places, including even community centres, are looking at it. It is one of the things we can do that creates great buy-in from communities because people feel they are part of it. To get into some detail, the Minister of State is looking for an additional €12 million. The maximum grant is €162,600. From a simple calculation, I think it probably represents a few hundred projects, 300 at most. It is not earth shattering from that perspective. What level of funding is available through the grant? How many people have applied? Is there a waiting list?