Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Yes, within the State sector. To be helpful, in statements from the ESB it has indicated a significant desire to involve itself in offshore wind. It is clear that the energy would be brought ashore in a region such as Moneypoint because of access to the grid there.
So Deputy Bríd Smith is right in stating that there would be opportunities. It is important that, regardless of whatever State entity has responsibility, a capacity transition would be there.
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