Mr. Nicholas Tarrant:

First, I have to say I am not an expert in district heating. When it comes to electricity, our role is really around electricity connections in this regard. If we take the concept of district heating, it is about the provision of heat that can be transferred around a community. One scenario concerns a scheme that is producing heat through the generation of electricity, that is, the heat is being produced as part of that process, or from a waste plant or something similar that generates heat in the community.

That is perhaps outside the ESB networks. If electrical connections are involved, we are certainly available to support any work around connecting the projects to the network. In Ireland, the level of district heating has not progressed as it has in other countries. The Department or others here might be able to comment on that further.