Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Siobh?n McHugh:

There are various fora and stakeholders, among them the system operators, the regulatory authorities both North and South, or other peer organisations. We try to have regular stakeholder contact with them. It can prove difficult at times. Some processes have worked well with some organisations, and some do not. We hold formal consultation and through REI and various structures, we aim to cover the basis across everything from Departments downwards. With our colleagues across the industry, it is an extremely complex time. We need to be engaging more and more. That hand needs to be reached out to us as an association and not just always be knocking at the door. It needs to be more comprehensive and inclusive if we are to move on.