Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Offshore Wind Energy Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Mr. Jack McDermot:
I think we are a bit of a way off it obviously and I am not sure exactly how to quantify that in terms of years. I would like to point out the work done by the offshore wind delivery taskforce, which has ten workstreams now. Broadly, under the aegis of that workforce, there is a sustainable aviation fuels working group, which one of our colleagues in the offshore wind strategy unit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, DETE, attends. The discussions at that working group are at fairly early stages. Obviously it is an area with huge potential so I would expect that over 2024 and 2025, in line with us working on our actions, there will be more tangible information and actions coming out of that working group as well.