Mr. Leo Clancy:

I will start. There is a lot there. The overarching framework for the energy sector and HVO are not matters directly for Enterprise Ireland. They are handled primarily by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, and the Department with responsibility for energy, respectively, so we do not have an overarching framework for those matters. However, I will say on the topic that we are seeing good adoption of solar energy by businesses, to the point that, whether or not companies have been supported under the green transition funds, we are seeing a huge number of companies move from off-the-shelf solutions from energy providers or from independent providers to on-site solar energy. I could not count the number of conversations I have had about that with my clients in recent months. That is a good move. Recent SEAI programmes to support business are positive in that regard and have been well-received.

We certainly integrate energy use strongly into our green supports and our sustainability offers. We are conscious of that. HVO is a bit further from our remit, except in respect of some of our clients who manufacture oil boilers and so forth. We are aware of HVO but it is not a direct responsibility of EI.

I agree with the Deputy about plastic packaging. Suppliers also agree. If you take that piece and customer demand, we are seeing a shift. One can argue about whether it is fast enough as regards plastic packaging demand from multiples and a response from suppliers, but we have all the infrastructure to respond. We do not control the market dynamics, as the Deputy will be aware, but we are seeing a huge trend among all buyers towards requiring more sustainability from their suppliers. As was mentioned earlier, that demand will continue to drive change. We are sure that we are ready to help, for example, I mentioned innovations such as Nutritics earlier, the circular bio-economy cluster we support and the Circuléire centre hosted at Irish Manufacturing Research. When a client is ready to move on its sustainable packaging agenda and has the market dynamic that demands it, we are ready to support it. We have supported numerous companies with in-house research and development on packaging. We are seeing an increasing trend in that. The underlying infrastructure is here but we cannot dictate how a market demands it.