Mr. Martin Shanahan:

Regarding hubs, I will pass over to Mr. Curran. He may also have a figure regarding the amount we have spent on the Ballyadam site. If we do not have the figure, we can come back to the Deputy with it. Regarding the N25 and access to the Ballyadam site, IDA Ireland has been clear that investment in road infrastructure that allows access to these sites and improves connectivity obviously helps us in marketing Ireland.

We engage with TII and others regularly on these issues. The slip road for which we have submitted a planning application is a stop-gap solution. The overall work on the N25 has not progressed at the speed required for us to be able to market the site. We engage with local stakeholders wherever we are undertaking development like this. We would be happy to hear from any parties on the proposed development to try to give assurances and put in place anything we can to meet the needs. The Deputy will understand that this is an effort to try to win investment for that site.

On green hydrogen, we are familiar with the technology. We are engaged with some companies that are working on green hydrogen, which represents an opportunity. There is more work to be done on the technology to make it a viable opportunity for widespread promulgation but we are aware of it. I will pass to Mr. Curran to answer the other two parts of the question.