Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed)
Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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I thank Professor McMullin. Some of my questions have been asked. Will he elaborate on the fact that Ireland does not have a hydrogen strategy? How important is it that Ireland develops a green hydrogen strategy to take the decisive decisions he outlined in his opening statement? I noted his social media post about the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, and the security of electricity supply. Its focus is on a least cost delivery of generation and infrastructure instead of one of speed, reliability or cumulative emissions. Will he outline why he thinks this is problematic from an energy needs hierarchy perspective?