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 MuiríNaoise Ó Muirí (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will do a second round. We are tight on time so we will do two minutes apiece. I remind witnesses that we are looking for barriers. What I am seeing based on the submissions and what I am hearing is that for ESB Networks, the main issue is resource constraints, which sounds like manpower. From EirGrid, I am hearing that access to land, public engagement and getting that right are the barriers. Wind Energy Ireland is pretty clear that the issue is with the grid, its capacity and the storage issue we mentioned. Could members consider those issues because this is where we are trying to get to?

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