Mr. Denis O'Sullivan:

In response to Deputy Ryan on the cost of carbon capture and storage, CCS, we must bear in mind that the facilities are already in existence. The offshore storage, platforms and pipes are there. The only facility that would need to be installed is the carbon capture piece at the existing power stations which are adjacent to the pipeline heading offshore. As I stated, €85 per megawatt hour is the figure used in the UK or that came out of the UK report. We believe the cost to be less than that in the Irish context and we have done some research on the matter which I am happy to discuss with members.