Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach
Ms Aingeal O?Donoghue:
There are just a few points to take away. On electric vehicle charging and sports bodies, the approach is part of an overall approach to push out EV charging to a range of community centres. It is important that I mention that the charging points are publicly accessible, not just for the sports facilities. The starting phase for electric cars and policy development thereon is an easier time in which to collaborate than when two systems have already developed. That is why we were keen to do the easy charging.
The Sligo-Enniskillen greenway is on the list of projects on which we continue to work. The Department of Transport is obviously completely on board with greenways, working with the northern system. I do not have the precise milestones in front of me but the matter is complex because there are many local authorities involved. However, the project is definitely on our list.
The Deputy's point on renewable energy is very well made. The project is very suited to North–South and east–west, or British–Irish, co-operation and is very much on our minds. We are doing some very interesting early-stage work with our northern colleagues on hydrogen. They are probably a bit ahead of us.
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