Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Offshore Renewable Industry Forum and Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industry: Discussion

Mr. Justin Moran:

I would add one thing to that. Ms O'Connell mentioned clusters earlier. Having clusters of excellence is an important part of this. Looking at Green Rebel based in Cork and the infrastructure of wind energy companies that are there at the moment, they are also coming around Cork's youth. Irish companies like DP Energy and Simply Blue are focused on floating wind energy and are building things, employing people and putting infrastructure in place. Some of the biggest global developers, like Ørsted and Statkraft, are also based there. Other companies in the supply chain, such as the Doyle Shipping Group, are looking at the Port of Cork facility as an opportunity. Mr. Cunniffe and I often joke that we will have to open up our own office in Cork-----