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

I share that frustration. However, do not underestimate our ability to scale up quickly and be good at this. We are one of the leading countries in the world in integrating renewable power by any measure and assessment of the ability to deploy and catch renewable power. We are right up at the top. While we are late coming to the game on the offshore - the UK, Dutch, Belgians, Germans and others are some number of years ahead of us – we have the ability to catch up. One of the reasons is because we are a small, flexible country where everyone is on a similar page at the moment, but also because we have the resource. Just look at the basic facts of where the wind is at scale, particularly with floating, because that resource is big in the Atlantic. Floating still needs development. It is not as developed as fixed-bottom. It is happening. That is absolutely right. However, we need to be honest and accurate with people. Is it as advanced as fixed-bottom? No. Will it be? I am absolutely convinced and we will be in the lead, particularly in the likes of Cork, Shannon, Mayo and Donegal because that is where the power is. That is the prize. We will be good at this.