Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We should never have got to the point where Huntstown and Whitegate were down at this critical juncture. The Minister knows that, in fairness. He did not answer the question I asked. Are we potentially losing inward investment?

I have huge time for the IDA and I think Mr. Martin Shanahan has done a superb job at IDA Ireland. He has warned, in submissions to the CRU, EirGrid and others, that attracting inward investment is now at huge risk because of the situation we have as regards the grid and access to it. As I could have done, the Minister listed off a whole range of potential renewables that we have to have in place in ten years. What has happened for the last number of years to plan for the investors that are looking at coming in now? I have referenced one of them already. Are we losing investment because of a lack of foresight over the last few years in order to ensure that we have energy security?

It is a simple question.

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