Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I take the Deputy's point that we need to extend the schemes to farms and make renewable energy generation part of farm income. That is why we are consulting on a new scheme for small-scale generation, which goes from 50 kV up to 6 MW. Farmers will not have to go into an auction system or other complicated processes. Solar energy is the type of generation that makes the most sense for farmers. The scheme will open up an opportunity to install panels, whether on the barn roof or in a field. There is a huge opportunity there, which we recognise. I commit to ensuring the solar revolution that is only starting will take off on farms as well as in Irish homes.

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