Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Renewable Energy - Wind, Solar and Biogas: Discussion

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I would like to share my time with Senator Paul Daly. I thank all the contributors for their submissions and presentations. I will direct my questions first to the representatives of SuperNode and I thank Mr. Fitzgerald for his comments. What did SuperNode's assessment take into account with respect to how offshore wind has been developed in the UK and Denmark? Were the representatives disappointed the Government, when it undertook a review of energy security, only included the context of fossil fuels? Will SuperNode make a submission in the upcoming review of energy security? Have the representatives any comment to make about fossil fuel lock-in and concerns about how the Government's strategy is potentially facilitating that? Will they comment on the new marine planning Bill in the context of offshore wind development? When one of the representatives has responded to those questions, I will address questions to some of the other witnesses.