Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are up to the point now where we are producing about 40% of all of our electricity from renewables. Not that long ago it was only a few percent. We are now up to 40% and we intend to get to 80% by 2030. That is hugely ambitious and something that we can achieve. We will do it through the ESB and other State companies and also through the private sector. Having both the State and the private sector doing it means that we can get more done in the round.

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