Dr. Paul McGowan:

Good afternoon. I am Paul McGowan, chairman of the CRU. As committee members are aware, the CRU is the economic regulator for the energy and public water sectors in Ireland and safety regulator in the energy sector. Our mission is to protect the public interest in water, energy and energy safety. My colleagues and I welcome the opportunity to meet the committee today to discuss our role in HE CHP certification and to provide an overview of our decision to award a partial HE CHP certificate to Mayo Renewable Limited. I will now hand over to my colleague, Ms Aoife MacEvilly, who will outline our role in HE CHP certification. Our directors of energy networks and markets, Ms Karen Trant and Mr. John Melvin, will then provide more detailed information on the certification process and on this particular application.