Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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I thank Mr. Carr. Coming back to the governance models as well, is it correct that Rosslare Europort is a commercial semi-State company? Wicklow and Arklow ports are under the governance of Wicklow County Council, so that is a separate model to some degree. I thank the witnesses for coming in today. I am very disappointed that we do not have anyone from Wicklow and Arklow ports here to take part in this discussion today, in particular given that the phase 1 developments are happening primarily off the Wicklow coast. Therefore, they do need to be part of the discussion. I will be raising that with them.