Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a question for Wind Energy Ireland first. It has identified roughly 1,300 sq. km on which new wind farms could be built. Where precisely are they? With the CRU's draft PR6 decision that said households and SMEs will see an increase in network charges while large energy users like data centres will see a reduction of up to 18% in prices, could it explain to us - to the public, really - how it is consulting with communities around this? How would Wind Energy Ireland explain that renewable energy drives down electricity prices? At the moment, we are seeing the demand increase so much from data centres. It has increased by 400% in the previous ten years. Data centres are driving up the demand for electricity while they are being asked to contribute less towards the cost of that.