John McGahon (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is an excellent, detailed response, which I was hoping the Minister of State would bring to the House. I thank him. It is good to see that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is going to review the existing planning exemptions for rooftop solar panels and that it will be brought before the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the next couple of months. That is exactly what I hoped to hear because that is what I am talking about.I want to know how can Joe Soap or the average person be able to do that. It is important that we review the planning side and that the Department is able to look at it.

Finally, it is great to see that the timeline will be published in the next couple of months about the consultation period and the terms and conditions. It is really great to see that the Department has already got the RESS 2 side working towards it too. I thank the Minister of State for the response and it is exactly what I hoped for.