Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Pat Keating:

We have not been down to that level of detail. There will be huge opportunities, particularly on the operational and maintenance side. If one looks at the case studies on a number of European ports in terms of the level of traffic, there is no reason fishers should not be able to diversify into other areas. That is something that should be kept open because there probably will be, as there is today, a shortage of vessels at all scales or levels on the maritime side. As I said, it is something that should be kept alive.