Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
We could have a State agency whose remit it is to promote, maximise and facilitate renewable wind energy in our seas and marine areas, which is a perfectly legitimate and valid remit, but it could then be entrusted with this role. While under this process it would have to consider other things beyond renewable energy, marine biodiversity and so forth, my concern is that its focus would not be on those areas.
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