Professor John FitzGerald:

The Northern Ireland energy strategy does not mention offshore wind and Belfast Port. I raised this issue that the Republic is going big on offshore wind, whether we deliver our promised delivery, but there is no port in the Republic that could handle that kind of activity. Belfast is the one port on this island that could. The Republic needs Belfast. This was a big opportunity for Northern Ireland in the energy strategy in Northern Ireland, which I pointed out. The Republic does not want jobs, it just wants somebody to do the work, which Belfast could do. Working together, we might make progress.