Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The legislation has been published. As this is something that had been going on for years, on becoming Taoiseach I insisted that with the help of the Office of the Attorney General we would get it drafted and dealt with. It has happened and it has been published. I appreciate the Deputy's point. It is open to every Oireachtas Member to get this Bill through now in a timely manner. That is a matter for the Oireachtas. We will work with the Oireachtas to do that. I support the Deputy's point that it needs to get through as quickly as possible and if the Oireachtas comes on board, we can do that. The same applies to microgeneration. I do not believe the Deputy's points accurately reflect the commitments I gave this morning. I made it very clear that any risks or issues would be dealt with through demand management with large producers of energy and those with backup generators. That is what we will do with any issues that may arise.

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