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Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: ...have that facility. It is ironic that the New Economics Foundation in the UK says microgeneration could save that country £35 million per year and that it is cheaper and faster to bring about than solar generation in terms of the energy effect, while, at the same time, there are reports that the ESB is interested in considering joining forces with a nuclear power producer to import French...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ...manage to get away with low insulation norms and high energy use as a legacy from their work. It is the companies that are striving to set up off-shore wind farms and to develop geothermal and solar power and other aspects of the 21 renewable technologies. At the same time they are being faced with quite a number of cowboys in the sector because the Government has not introduced an...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (11 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ...gear urgently to prioritise the maximum possible decrease in energy demand by means of proper planning and reductions in wastage; the need for this country to harness its potential, such as wind power and the maximum south-facing roof space that can be used for solar water heating; the need for an investigation into the policy failures which have led to breakdowns in the new but...

Leaders' Questions. (18 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: ...about which the Taoiseach can inform us which would, for example in the case of Germany and Denmark, involve much more ambitious targets for renewable energy such as wind, biomass and wave power? Is it not unacceptable that renewables contribute about 1.8% of total energy requirement in Ireland in 2002 whereas Germany and Denmark are dealing with factors of 20% and continue to strive much...