Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Justin Moran:

The target for 2040 was 20 GW of offshore wind energy. We cannot hit a 20 GW target without floating wind energy. It is definitely an area of policy on which the Government needs to give focus. We would work with the Government through the offshore wind delivery task force but also through the work on the future framework with the Department about trying to identify ways to move forward with floating wind energy. It is critical that we ensure it is at the heart of the future development of offshore wind energy in Ireland.

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