Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the representatives for their contributions so far. They have given thorough responses, which will be very helpful to us. I will raise a couple of matters. They have stated they aim to have the development of the offshore renewable energy assembly and marshalling facility completed by 2028.

We require 5 GW of offshore renewable energy by 2030 in order to hit our targets under the climate action plan. The obvious question is whether that should be sped up in any way in order to help us in that regard? What is required in order for it to be sped up?

How important is it to have the rail freight strategy implemented by 2040 in order to help meet all these targets? Having been in Scotland and spoken to some of the companies involved, it is clear that a pipeline is very important for companies in order to be able to invest. Do our guests have thoughts on that? I refer to the importance of us not just focusing on what is there at the moment but actually doing everything in tandem so that we have short-, medium- and long-term plans. That is needed not just in order to get it done but also because it is what investors require to be able to invest in Ireland in the short term.