It is significant that no Minister, including the Taoiseach, can assure the people that we will not have blackouts during the winter. That is significant and a clear case of mismanagement. The red carpet is rolled out on the demand side and the Government dithers on the supply side. Renewable energy support scheme, RESS, auctions have been postponed. Wind Energy Ireland maintains that offshore projects under the watch of this Government have been delayed due to the lack of a framework and the microgeneration scheme continues to be promised mañana. I ask the Taoiseach to expedite the implementation of the offshore wind legislation. Those in the sector maintain that because there is no framework, projects are being delayed. When will the microgeneration scheme be introduced? We have not seen that legislation.

The legislation has been published. As this is something that had been going on for years, on becoming Taoiseach I insisted that with the help of the Office of the Attorney General we would get it drafted and dealt with. It has happened and it has been published. I appreciate the Deputy's point. It is open to every Oireachtas Member to get this Bill through now in a timely manner. That is a matter for the Oireachtas. We will work with the Oireachtas to do that. I support the Deputy's point that it needs to get through as quickly as possible and if the Oireachtas comes on board, we can do that. The same applies to microgeneration. I do not believe the Deputy's points accurately reflect the commitments I gave this morning. I made it very clear that any risks or issues would be dealt with through demand management with large producers of energy and those with backup generators. That is what we will do with any issues that may arise.