Mr. Paul Lennon:

One of the strategic advantages Ireland has, particularly on the west coast, is the water depth in and around ports. Moneypoint is one of the deepest port structures in Europe outside Rotterdam.

With the propagation of the foundation structures and the floating infrastructure out to the west coast, the key point is to have them located as close as possible to the wind farms. This is where the west coast has the strategic advantage over Scotland.

I echo Mr. Dollard's point that no country has an absolute lead in floating offshore wind energy. The key ask is to ensure that Ireland does not lag behind the early pace setters in floating offshore wind energy generation. Scotland is ahead of us in delivering up to 15 GW by 2030 with seabed options. With the 1 GW being ring-fenced, there is an absolutely an opportunity for Ireland to catch up, and to do so quickly.