Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)

This is really important. My next question is for ESB Networks and it on a similar issue relating to generation. One of the key recommendations of the report is ensuring that critical services are designed to deal with long periods without mains electrical power. I would imagine backup generation is part of this. During Storm Éowyn, 17 large generators were brought in from Europe. Is this correct? Have we purchased similar or are we still relying on international support if something happens?

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