Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister understands that the only port on the island that is currently capable of any level of support for the delivery of offshore wind is Belfast, and while that is not necessarily a bad thing for the all-Ireland economy, clearly, the State needs to put up money in order to deliver this, given it is a national ambition. The Minister says the plans are advanced and I very much look forward to them becoming available. I just want to make sure we are not relying too much on the private sector to deliver what is a critical part of the jigsaw of the national grid.