James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that this is a complex area with many facets. It is essential to incorporate solar as part of our mixed basket. I was interested in a recent SEAI report which identified a number of measures to be adopted, including electric vehicles, insulation, renewable heat sources and the usual targets. It focused on wind at the expense of the inclusion of solar in the report. We know wind has its difficulties, which we discussed before. Solar is late to market but perhaps it can learn lessons from the experience with other renewable sources which may be less attractive.

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