Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Given that Moneypoint generates a large amount of energy and has a lifespan to 2025, the ESB must have done some thinking about the future of the plant. While I accept that biomass has to be imported, so does coal, which will not be sustainable. No matter how one views this there will be cost implications. There could be cost implications if we do not meet our targets that we are perhaps not counting at the moment, such as fines. Would the ESB keep the Minister apprised of its thinking if it was doing a cost-benefit analysis? I presume it would. Does the Minister have any idea what it is thinking about for Moneypoint, given the amount that plant generates?

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