Mr. Alan Rossiter:

The only requirement in that instance would be if there were some issue with the ESB infrastructure. Predominantly it is not for ESB Networks in these instances for a small number of lights.

To respond to Senator Burke on district heating, we have had three initial consultations on large-scale district heating, one in Dublin, one in Waterford and one in Galway. They have outlined their plans for this district heating. We have had this initial consultation with them. We are waiting to see where it may lead in these three areas.