Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Just to confirm, we will seek to have a road map for offshore wind to come on board. As Deputy Eamon Ryan said, we need to upgrade the Foreshore Act. The Taoiseach is taking a particular interest in driving that forward and there is a cross-Government team working on it. We also recognise that offshore wind could be lumpy in terms of the units so we will have to look at it differently from just a technology-neutral frame. We need to recognise that it is very early and we have very significant capacity. Going back to my old haunts, I was very pleased to be out in Enterprise Ireland recently where it had an offshore network of Irish companies that have formed a network. They are already selling their capability into the UK offshore but they are a nascent capability. All going well, we will see the development of their expertise and the scaling up of their operations.