Ireland is currently at the bottom of the list on renewable energy targets.

Eurostat published data on how EU member-States are progressing in their attempts to reach their 2020 targets and it revealed that 11 EU States have already met their renewable energy targets two years in advance.

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Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan commented: "Ireland is lagging well behind other EU States and with only two years left it is impossible to see how the government will get anywhere near its target.

"The latest data proves that far more ambitious targets are required for 2030. The current negotiations are proposing non-binding national targets which will only worsen the situation, particularly in Ireland, and lead to further targets not being reached.

"A non-binding national target will not encourage the Irish government to take positive action."

(CD)