Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We will publish much more detailed phases and timelines in the next couple of weeks. That will help. I was at that conference yesterday. Last week I attended another event relating to the marine, which addressed floating wave and tidal energy as well as offshore wind. There are always packed rooms with real expertise. The number of people from Cork was fascinating. There was a phenomenal range of different companies and ambition. That is all to the good. Cork Harbour has historically been a maritime centre. The Titanicleft from Cork Harbour because Cobh provides a safe, deepwater port. It did not go so well in the North Atlantic. Cork Harbour is an incredible strategic asset. It also has energy infrastructure for our pharmaceutical industry, refineries and power generation. It has potential quays. Work needs to be done in Cork Harbour to get facilities in place to be able to deploy this. It also has an old gasfield which could be used for gas storage or carbon storage. It also has access to deep waters with good wind. It has a huge, historical industrial development capability.