Mr. Justin Moran:

What we are trying to achieve is not only decarbonisation of our energy system but also energy independence and we cannot deliver that with the increase of electrification that we are going to see in the years to come without significant volumes of offshore wind energy. The nature of the Irish seabed means that, in terms of the deployment of fixed-bottom turbines, the deepest we have gone is about 60 m or maybe a little more. For anything beyond that, we either need to develop additional new fixed-bottom products or we need to be using the kinds of floating product the Deputy is talking about. That is why it needs to be a critical part of the Government's focus.