Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I am informed from the consultants' reports that there is no cost loss to the State by choosing this option and it may well be more cost effective.

With regard to the difference in electricity prices on either side of the Irish Sea, the Government is concerned about the cost of electricity but it underlines that we must be careful to deliver those renewable electricity sources which will be more cost competitive in the long run. Fossil fuels will become more scarce and therefore more expensive. We must take care not to undermine that development in the manner in which we develop the grid.

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