Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 March 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020

9:30 am

Photo of Verona MurphyVerona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is grand. I thank Mr. Meally and Mr. Walsh.

I move to wind farm construction. Clearly, we are in the throes of an energy crisis and more or less an energy war. With that in mind, I am very concerned that not only might we not meet targets but that we might not be anywhere near them. When you are looking at infrastructural construction projects like we are, 2030 is not that far away. Particular to that is a wind farm energy hub or construction base that has been proposed for Rosslare Europort. Many of our own experts say it is the ideal strategic place for an infrastructure hub. Given our nearest neighbours are no longer in the EU, does the SEAI have any input into where we should place a construction hub?

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