Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

We are doing that.

The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has launched an initiative to increase the use of renewable energy technology in electricity production to reach an initial target of 400 megawatts of new renewable energy-powered electricity generation plants. That programme will more than double the contribution of renewable sources of electricity production from 5% two years ago to over 13% at the end of the decade. That is in line with the EU directive on the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources and will increase the total capacity of renewable energy technologies built to 1,450 megawatts. That capacity requires a total investment of more than €400 million. The Deputy asked one other question.

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