Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I have consistently told the industry that a phased approach would be taken. The Department must ensure safety issues and standards are addressed properly. We stated we would start on a smaller scale of micro-generation, of up to 11 kW, before introducing a further scheme. At each stage, I indicated we would take a phased approach which would take time and require a series of different measures to be introduced, rather than introducing a big bang change.

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