Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will come to my questions. I reacted quite strongly because I was concerned. The position on data centres has changed but we still do not have that assurance that it will only be on renewable energy as we look at a moratorium. Given that we know that different kinds of data are being processed that may need to be prioritised if we have an energy crunch, what do the witnesses think about having public data centres as the main method, as is the case in other European countries, which companies can access and that allow for tighter regulation?

In terms of the levies, given that we see the market is driving up the price of gas, should we be looking for levies at the production end? Rather than focusing so many policy tools at the consumption point, what are the policy tools at the production point even potentially including levies at the production point or payments relating to shareholders that we should be using to regulate the energy market and make the transition?