Mr. Noel Cunniffe:

Our first ask relates to the need for the offshore delivery task force to sit down with industry to agree an action plan for how we develop our domestic offshore supply chain. That task force is up and running. It does not have industry representation on it at the moment. We do not know what topics it is covering. We believe the supply chain is part of the task force’s remit. We want to be at the table to try to explain the opportunities we have seen in other jurisdictions, as Ms O’Connell outlined.

The second ask is for more investment and strategic investment into port infrastructure. As we have said this morning, port opportunities are being developed across Ireland in many of our ports. However, in order for them to be ready to help to deliver for 2030, they need investment now.

The final ask relates to the Skills for Zero Carbon report we referenced earlier. We need to see an implementation group set up so that there is a co-ordinated response right across government and across all Departments as we develop the people, the training and the skill sets to be able to deliver on the opportunity.