Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy Prices: Discussion

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the witnesses. I will focus on the cost of connections and the speed and flexibility of the organisation in facilitating connection requests. We have heard from a number of representative groups and community groups that the cost is very expensive by international comparison and prohibitively expensive in some cases for community groups that might be considering projects around renewables. I note what is in the opening statement but what would the witnesses say in response to that charge?