David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On hydrogen, I was at a conference in Cork recently. Dr. Eddie O’Connor was quite scathing about hydrogen. He maintained that it is hard to store and move, that it is volatile, etc. I am sure the Hydrogen Ireland representatives and others are aware of that criticism. I represent the Cork East constituency. We have the oil refinery and two gas power stations there. The offshore wind is also not far away, hopefully, although I am concerned about the floating wind because it seems to have been put on the long finger - the floating offshore rather than the fixed spot offshore. It is a pity, but that is another story. Could the witnesses talk to me about the criticism of hydrogen and play devil’s advocate for a minute on that? Are they aware of the criticism to which I refer? What progress has been made in different parts of the world regarding hydrogen?