Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Two sites in particular were identified as being suitable for wind energy. Could Dr. Heffernan provide a little more detail on where they are? What is being done and what could be done to hasten their exploitation to provide the levels of renewable energy described?

Given the importance of the type of work done by Dr. Heffernan, and the hope we all have that there would be considerable growth in the area which would extend to the private sector, does the Marine Institute take on people on the JobBridge scheme or other schemes so that we could equip young people with the skills necessary to drive the sector forward?