Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

As soon as the European Commission comes back. We are working. Subsequent to that meeting in January, we established a renewable energy development group which is the focal point for setting out the terms and details that underpin that support price mechanism.

On the second issue, I also welcome the success of the Irish company in developing tidal technology which it is deploying to a grid connector site in the UK. As I understand it, the technology is being built in Ireland so it is delivering jobs in the Irish economy. It is an example of the type of projects we are supporting. We set out a €25 million support package to grant aid prototypes, to build a grid connection in Belmullet, County Mayo, which we are progressing, to provide a wave and marine testing facility in Cork——

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