Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 February 2022
65. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts he has taken to look into the various issues surrounding connectivity via direct lines, that is, private wires, in the context of solar power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8742/22]
View answerUnder Action 31 of the Climate Action Plan my Department is reviewing the policy position on the development of private networks/direct lines with a view to developing the legislative position in the context of the transposition of the EU’s Clean Energy Package. My Department is currently preparing a public consultation on the issue with a view to preparing a proposal on the preferred option(s) to review and or revise the current legislative framework in relation to private networks/direct lines in 2022.
