Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)

We have to look at state aid rules also because there are issues in terms of competition. The State owns certain ports. Ports will come forward with their own proposals and plans, and these are starting to emerge. Not every port will be able to do all of the activities. Repair and maintenance will be done from some ports. We will be looking at the bigger ports to do the initial work, such as putting the heavy technologies in place. These include the wind turbines that are associated with it. In some cases, we will see wind turbines constructed in close proximity to these ports. They will be floated and taken into position. Other ports will provide ongoing care and maintenance facilities. There are a number of smaller harbours that will be able to facilitate this. I am hopeful there will be opportunities for everybody, and for most of the medium-sized ports.

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