PJ Murphy (Fine Gael)

I will start by addressing the witnesses from the ESB. I am from the southern part of the Galway East constituency. For six years, I represented the Gort–Kinvara local electoral area on Galway County Council. Thankfully, we do not have ESB capacity issues in our area. Connections are generally forthcoming. That is very much appreciated. One issue that we have with the ESB in our area is the power generation site at Derrybrien. There are currently a number of wind turbines standing on that site which are not generating electricity or contributing in any way to the supply of electricity in the grid. Local people are anxious to know about the future for this site. There are a number of turbines there serving no purpose. What are the short-, medium- and long-term plans for this ESB generation site? Is it the ESB's intention to generate electricity on that site again or to return that mountain to its pristine original condition? How does the ESB see the future for that site?