Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is absolutely right. Templederry is a great example. However, it is only an early example. As I said, I would like to see 100 Templederrys and if we got that we would look at the next 100. I believe there is huge benefit to this country in the development of community ownership of renewable energy. It is a power supply that lends itself towards more distributed ownership systems. The current constraint is at the community level. That is why the resourcing of the SEAI to support communities and give them the support measures I set out in the reply in terms of being able to get the planning, finance and the technical expertise is so important. The limit on ambition will not be in this House. I believe there will be nothing but support for widespread community ownership, particularly in the type of project we saw in Templederry, which is 100% community-owned. We are also starting to see new projects where it is not just about the generation but the use of the power at the other end. I am of the view that there can also be community development in respect of the supply side. That is what I will be encouraging.

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