Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Nine to 12 months. Does EirGrid have a target time? Is there an ambition? I hear very clearly from the industry that EirGrid bureaucracy is impeding the pipeline of renewables projects. I am not necessarily hearing from EirGrid that it accepts or acknowledges that. I am hearing that these issues are becoming increasingly complex, almost as if applications were being shifted. If the objective, which I believe is shared, is to smooth out the barriers and deliver a pipeline that is as full and comprehensive as possible, does EirGrid except there are challenges and delays? Is it offering proposals to address these?

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