Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Mark Foley:
Yes. The new data centre policy framework speaks to a number of dimensions, including services. We hope that will deliver a more holistic response from data centres. You will not get a connection if you do not bring dispatchable gas generation and services. In fairness to the regulator, we have moved on significantly in terms of what we are asking of the data centre community in order to be part of the solution.