Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector

2:00 am

Photo of Naoise Ó CearúilNaoise Ó Cearúil (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate it is a simple question, but a lot of people do not understand or realise what the grid is, what is involved in upgrading it and why there is the demand both financial and from a planning perspective in terms of upgrading the grid. There have been statements made by the Minister for public expenditure that the Apple tax money, as it were, will be going into key infrastructure projects, including that relating to the grid. If we were to start tomorrow on some of the significant projects that were outlined, when would we be at a stage to deal with current capacity - from what Mr. Marley was saying we are just getting by but are struggling with capacity - and future projected growth up to say, 2030?

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