Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total solar energy production in Ireland since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46540/21]

Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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230. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the wind energy production in Ireland since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46541/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together.

In 2019, 36.5% of electricity in Ireland was generated from renewable sources, based on the calculation methodology set out in the Renewable Energy Directive, compared to 15.6% in 2010. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) provisional figures for 2020 show 38.9% of electricity in Ireland was generated from renewable sources.

More information on Ireland's renewable energy production and consumption can be found in the SEAI report Energy in Ireland 2020 which is available at www.seai.ie/data-and-insights/seai-statistics/key-publications/. The Energy in Ireland report is updated on an annual basis and published in the last quarter of the year. Information on energy production and consumption for the year 2020 may be found in the SEAI 2020 Provisional Energy Balance.