Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There are several levels to be considered. The first is the immediate context. We know that coming into the year, there were many amber alerts last year, the CRU security of electricity supply and the programme of actions. We know the Great Island power plant is down for several months. There are real concerns in respect of generation capacity and, obviously, in terms of security of supply, particularly now as it relates to the war in Ukraine. Do the Minister and the Government support the imposition of increased sanctions on Russia in the context of a ban on the use on fossil fuels? What are the implications of that for Ireland? Are there discussions at European level? How will we ensure we are best positioned to weather the impact of that?

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