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

The Minister knows as well as I do that we are in a global race to acquire not just the skill-set and expertise to deliver on our climate action targets well beyond 2030 but to secure the raw materials necessary to deliver same. For instance, the Minister will be aware that on the island of Ireland, there is only one port capable at the moment of supporting offshore wind development and that is Belfast. I fully understand, having worked on these issues for the past couple of years, that the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications plays the primary role but there are other Departments. Is there a roadmap? Should you, as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment assume or take on the role of sketching out what needs to be done by this State to facilitate this sector and then allow various Departments to play their part?