Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Energy Challenges: Discussion
Mr. Jim Gannon:
In terms of all of the things we can do to accelerate the deployment of renewables, we have really just been asked to see how we can accelerate the pace of our transition. In the last month, since the invasion of Ukraine, we have started looking at how resources can be redeployed and what we can decide not to do. What can we do that will facilitate security of supply across gas and electricity while also aligning with our carbon reduction needs? I cannot list these measures for the Deputy right now but we would be happy to come back in correspondence on the matter. There is a wide breadth of areas in which we can influence and nudge people and, where possible, we are doing that. I am not trying to dodge the question but, quite honestly, I do not think I could list them now.