John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not think I will take all my time. I want to focus in on a couple of pieces. The Chair spoke about the marine area. We all know the targets out to 2030 in terms of the 5 GW. There is a special transition arrangement in place to allow for a number of projects to proceed through a process with the Department. All others will require MARA to be established to go through the marine area consent process. I am wondering where we are in that regard. When that Bill was being passed, the one concern I had was that the establishment of MARA could be delayed, which could have an impact down the line on our targets for 2030. I wondered if it was appropriate to allow for a number of additional projects to be admitted into that special transition arrangement. I am wondering when we expect to have MARA established and whether our 5 GW target to 2030 is still a realistic goal.