Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As the director of the EPA said on the radio this morning, there are further measures that have been implemented or outlined by Government. We have also signalled that there are further measures we will need to take to close that gap. It is true that there is a gap on the basis of the policies and projects in respect of which the EPA can carry out its modelling. To answer the Deputy's question as to what has changed in the past year or even the past week, today we are introducing a biomethane strategy backed by €40 million in capital grant supports. That is a further measure that is not included in the existing modelling. What happened last week? We introduced a new solar support price for farmers, businesses and communities. That was not in any of the modelling and I believe it can help us close the gap. What also happened last week-----