Dr. Tanya Harrington:

We are in regular engagement with the system operators that we regulate. They are EirGrid, ESBN and GNI. We are planning to have a workshop with them on 17 October to get updated data on current system adequacies, security and other matters. In terms of prioritisation, as a regulator we work under the legislative framework that we have. Prioritisation is a matter for public policy. We have looked and called for a plan-led approach to identify, in the round, Ireland's ambitions for this sector in line with the substantive investment package being put forward by the Government in the context of the NDP, and to consider issues of societal and economic need.