Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is great, but I have concerns, not just because I am from Cork, but in general about lack of ambition in terms of floating offshore. We have heard from Shannon Foynes Port Company and there seems to be ambition and realisation that floating offshore is a massive part of Ireland's future energy production. It is great to see the master plans and I am not taking anything away from them. However, I am not seeing that ambition in Cork where a lot of the renewable energy companies are now based. They have offices and they might even have headquarters in Cork. The Port of Cork has significant potential. Mr. Murphy mentioned that earlier and it is true. The coast of Cork, be it in mid-Cork or further west, has incredible potential for the production of floating offshore wind in particular. We have heard from Mr. Keating and Shannon Foynes Port Company about what they are doing to get ready for this future technology. Does Mr. Murphy not think there is a lack of ambition or short-sightedness? I am trying to use terms in the least condescending way. I am saying that at this point we should surely be readying ourselves for floating offshore use. Government certainly sees the potential in floating offshore. I know we have phases 1 and 2. Europe also sees the potential. There are about 10 GW of floating offshore due to be in place by 2030 in countries like Scotland, France, Portugal and Norway. The technology is not quite as advanced as it should be. It is great to see the master plan. Surely we should simultaneously focus on infrastructure for floating offshore wind in the Port of Cork as well, given the potential off the Cork coast.