Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion

Mr. Mark Foley:

All I would say to the Senator is that I would point to the facts. The average growth in electricity in the past six years, as mentioned in my opening statement, is 2.8%. That is not huge by any standards. Our job is to figure out how we can cope with that and make it green energy. That is our job.

On the Senator's second point about data centres, she talked about hierarchy, homes and public services. Homes and public services-----