Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

My understanding, and the Minister can correct me if it is wrong, is that only 250 of the 21,000 have so far been installed. While I am anxious to support the roll-out of smart meters, as are many other people because it leads to other technologies, the problem is that we are utterly frustrated by how long each stage is taking before smart meters will be commercial after the pilot project phase. It will be 2012 or 2013 at the earliest.

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