Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Decarbonisation of the Heat Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Yvonne Murphy:

I want to add to that in terms of finding mechanisms to encourage the proliferation of district energy. District-led heat planning and that sort of thing are key in moving it forward. The idea that one size would fit all does not fit for district energy. It is contingent on where the heat is located, what the needs of the individual districts are, what the topography is and what all the various different elements are. From a central strategic basis, that is the sort of instruction that would be helpful to send out to regional and local government to make sure it is trickling downwards and that the individual mapping and planning that need to happen on a local basis are there to take advantage of local opportunities. That would be in addition to the public sector buildings, the opening up and the different models of ownership and development. It is about adding in those various different layers to unlock it as a whole.

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