Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I found this very interesting. I might go slightly left field. I recall that an offshore renewable energy roadmap was published about a decade ago. Obviously there was much focus on offshore wind, but there was reference to wave and tidal technology. I know much of it is about waiting for the technology and price point. Could anyone provide an update on where we might be with regard to use of those technologies?

Mr. Cunniffe talked about delays in the planning process and the fact that this year is the centenary of the commencement of Ardnacrusha. Ardnacrusha was conceived, started and completed within four years. Within a few years after that, in the early 1930s, it was providing 80% of Ireland's electricity supply. Does Mr. Cunniffe think, if Ardnacrusha was starting today, that it would get through the planning process and be completed in four years?