John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

The Government sets the high-level policy principles and the CER is dealing with the detailed technical measures required to implement these policies. The consultation paper on micro-generation has been published against a backdrop of technical advantages and increasing interest in this area, which is ongoing. For that reason we should wait until the consultation process is over. We are not against the principle to which the three Deputies referred but we should await the outcome of the current consultation process after which the required legislation should be implemented.

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