Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Would Mr. Griffin think there is a case for having a centre of excellence, probably somewhere in the west, examining renewable energies and how they can be best progressed? I am aware that not all renewable energy would come from the offshore direction but some of it would. I see it as an area in which Ireland could forge out into the future ahead of various other countries. I suspect we have quite a lot to learn from Scotland. I understand the islands of Orkney are entirely supplied by renewable energy. We are probably in a better position to do that work than many other countries.