Renewable Energy in Ireland to Triple by 2010 October 3, 2006.
“The amount of electricity generated from renewable energy sources will triple by 2010, said Ireland’s Marine and Natural Resources minister Noel Dempsey. His statement comes as his department’s Green Paper on energy, [published Oct. 1st], is expected to formally rule out nuclear energy as a possible option.”

Ireland Raises Bar for Electricity from Renewable Energy July 25, 2006.
“Noel Dempsey, Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, just increased Ireland's target for renewable energy generated electricity from 13.2% to 15% by 2010 in mid–June — a target that David Taylor, Chief Executive for SEI, finds “realistic and achievable.””

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