Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed)

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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That question strays outside what this addresses, but I do believe there is an opportunity there. Rather than just getting environmental impact assessment reports back from developers there is also the environmental data that come back in. We could have all of the data and not just in a report. There is a benefit that would accrue to the State over ten, 20 or 30 years of offshore renewable development.