The Minister will be aware that, thankfully, a significant number of people throughout the country are now microgenerating electricity from photovoltaic, or PV, solar panels on their homes, farms and businesses. They are doing this for two reasons, namely, environmental and financial. However, they are supplying surplus energy to the national grid and are not receiving remuneration for it. When does the Minister expect these fine people will be properly remunerated for the service they are providing? Given that so much spare roof space is available for solar panels on farms throughout the country, does the Minister agree that there is potential for us to drastically reduce our climate emissions while, significantly, providing an additional income source for hard-pressed farm families?

I agree with the Deputy that there is huge potential for a further income stream for farms and householders, particularly when fossil fuel energy prices are so high. The more solar panels we put on roofs of farm buildings, houses and businesses, the better. This has been a source of real frustrations for me. We hoped to have this over the line by the summer. It has been delayed by difficulties in processing the complex European legislation through the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. I had a meeting with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, last week. I was reassured that by early January, all the necessary instruments should be in place. The CRU held a consultation on the approach two or three weeks ago. It is being finalised and will be in place in January. We will then consider grant and other support systems to enhance it. It makes a lot of sense.