Ms Siobh?n McHugh:

I thank the Deputy for the question. At a minimum it would be useful to know where the actions lie and who is progressing them. Regarding the climate action plan, we have taken our own view and we have done a good part of what is meant to happen and when. It is very hard to understand whose desk that sits on and who to speak to. An organisation will be named but we do not know if something is set up already, if engagement is already happening but we have just been left out, or if it is just not happening. We need something to bring together that accountability and traceability at a high level first to understand where things sit and who is responsible. As we have done organically among industry participants, we tend to come together and thrash these things out.

We need to get participants, including the regulator, our colleagues and the system operators, around the table. We also need people from academia who are well versed in these matters. We need an approach that gets those people around the table. We need to start by considering where is the ownership of the response and asking what action is taking place so we can engage with it. We need a structure to engage on these issues on an understood timeline.

Our members represent different interests within the industry and run their businesses. We have limited resources so we have to pick and choose what we engage with. These are very important actions and it is vital we get them right. As I have said previously, the climate action plan contains some excellent initiatives. We want to see the drive and ambition to move those initiatives on and we want to play our part in feeding into them.