Mr. John Fitzgerald:

These yards are used by the offshore industry in Scotland. A number of jobs have been created there. In Ireland, we need to focus on coastal ports when we are establishing clusters of excellence in the renewable energy sector. The Government must decide what it wants to do. Along with the institutions and organs of the State, the Government must plan to drive the private sector and the policy in a way that develops jobs for electricians and fitters, etc. Such jobs are needed for the development of this sector. The potential exists for the development of innovative technologies in which we can become exporters of products. Just as we are world leaders in areas like biopharmaceuticals, we can become world leaders in elements of the offshore wind industry, which is still being developed. It is five years away, but we need to plan if we are going to make it. If we say five years from now that we want ten turbines, the turbines will be built but we will not get any sustainable employment from them beyond the employment involved in their construction. We are planning for something that is five or ten years away.