Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

No, it will be 2012. If possible, we will do it sooner. However, it must be done within the European Union context. We will need to develop the infrastructure, particularly that relating to the grid, and this will help us deliver some of the technologies to which I referred earlier. That will probably be one of the biggest constraints.

I replied to Deputy McManus's original question in the context of IBEC's concerns. While we may agree regarding the wisdom of switching to renewable energy sources and the competitive advantage that comes therefrom, it is clear that work remains to be done with IBEC in this regard.

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