Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion

Mr. Declan Meally:

The feedback has been excellent. We have been working with them for over 20 years in terms of their glide path. I am working with Merck Sharp and Dohme, MSD, in the Senator's own area of Clonmel. It is an exemplar in that area. We visited there just over a month ago, and they showed us what they have done to decarbonise the whole site with their solar initiatives. They have also been doing working with us on ISO 50001, the energy management strategy. That is what all of the large industries are doing. More than 200 of those 250 are working with us because it is a huge bang for buck in relation to the opportunities for reaching the targets. They are extremely active and exemplars internationally in terms of what they are doing in Ireland and as I said, the one on the Senator's doorstep is particularly effective. I will allow Dr. Sharkey to talk about the larger industries and the engagement we have with those.