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

-----and not just within Europe. We need to convert those outside of Europe as well and persuade them towards this agenda.

Deputy Cullinane raised the issue of solar panels. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, announced good moves recently around planning around schools and houses and so on. Basically, we want to make it as fast as we possibly can in terms of the planning process. The delivery of measures around climate and particularly solar is too long across the board. I will talk to the Minister in respect of what people are getting per kW from the grid. We will follow up on that. Suffice to say, we want to get as much solar and renewable energy in place as we possibly can. It is my understanding that the full cost will be made available to schools as we roll out that particular programme.

Deputy Boyd Barrett raised the issue of our marine protected area. I met representatives from the Fair Seas campaign who attended our Ard-Fheis in respect of this issue. We need to have increased designation. The Deputy used the phrase "offshore industrial wind". I do not know what that means. Is he in favour of offshore wind or not?

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