Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The figures are very encouraging - an increase in applications of 104%. We know that in 2022, there were 16,800 applications, of which just over 10,000 were supported, generating 46.5 MW of power. With an increase of 104%, How quickly is the Department able to turn around applications? Last year, 10,000 out of 16,800 applications were approved. How many applications is the Department approving and how quickly is it able to approve them? Will it be able to meet the level of demand? Is the funding in place to allow the Department to do that or will it have to seek further funding? Most significantly, because the interest is there and the Department needs to maintain goodwill, is the Department able to turn around those applications quickly enough to allow people to turn from applicants to those receiving grants?

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