Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

First, I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and the Minister of State on their appointments.

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, report brought into sharp focus the scale of the task ahead in terms of climate change and the need to intensify our efforts over the next 12 years. There is a willingness on the part of the public in that regard where they want to take the various steps needed. One of those steps is micro-generation. Different pilot schemes have run over the years and I am conscious the Minister of State has one in play now, but how quickly will he scale up that pilot scheme to ensure a full, open scheme is available in which the maximum number of communities and the public can take part? People genuinely want to engage and do what they can in respect of climate change.

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