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Dáil
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Community energy directive

Summary

Deputy Barry Cowen asked how much of EU electricity directive 2019/944 had been transposed and whether community-energy provisions were included. The Taoiseach said he supported community energy projects and would ask his office to liaise with the Energy Minister’s office.

How many sections of the European directive 2019/944 on the common rules for the Internal Market for electricity have been transposed into Irish law? Will the Taoiseach confirm or check that the community elements of the directive have been so transposed? I am anxious to ensure there is potential for large-scale community projects which would, for example, be catered for in the event of Bord na Móna lands being returned to communities which provided those lands to Bord na Móna when that opportunity arose in the 1940s.

Now that the community gain is not what it was then and not what had been envisaged in the intervening period, this now offers an opportunity of that magnitude and that nature. It is imperative that the relative directives are transposed into Irish law to cater for a pilot scheme of that nature being allowed to proceed.

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Leo Varadkar The Taoiseach Fine Gael

We support community energy projects. There have not been all that many in Ireland and I would like to see a lot more happen. I do not know the situation with the particular directive or with European law, but I will get my office to liaise with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan’s, office and come back to the Deputy once we have an answer.

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