Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 December 2022
34. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 8 November 2022, the details of the community project which was successful under RESS 1 but which has not remained in RESS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62576/22]
View answerThe Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) is one of the flagship Government policies to help deliver on the ambition in the Climate Action Plan 2021 of up to 80% renewable electricity by 2030. The RESS supports communities in a variety of ways including through a separate category for community projects and a mandatory community benefit fund for every project supported in the scheme. The projects under development within the RESS, both developer and community, will contribute significantly towards Ireland's renewable energy targets and carbon budget commitments.
A number of projects, including a community project, have not proceeded through the first RESS competition (RESS 1). Details of these projects cannot be disclosed due to commercial sensitivity.
