Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

Is there a tipping point? With regard to Deputy Ó Cuív's question, it was stated one could not forecast four years ahead. One could certainly forecast that, in ten years, we will run into very serious difficulties in providing energy to the industrial sector, for example, by virtue of the fact that we are not proceeding quickly enough. There is probably a tipping point beyond which investment will not yield the desired result. The Minister referred to the result of investing three times as much as is being invested at present. What is the consequence of creating the jobs at this stage? What is the return on the investment of €30 million? If it were trebled, would it cover its own cost over time?

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