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
David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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On the issue of perceived slowness, I have been speaking with some industry people who are interested in investing in Ireland, particularly in floating offshore facilities. They are concerned that the investment will go elsewhere, as Mr. Tobin has said. Anything we can do to push things forward and make them more attractive is important.
The Celtic interconnector is being constructed in my part of the country at the moment. It is a major project. I understand it is to bring power in from France but that it might end up exporting power, although the witnesses believe that may be at the end of the line and probably should be.
The Gael Offshore Network has been mentioned. It is quite a clever name in the area of wind energy, even though it is spelt as it is. There are 100 companies involved. Is there a list of those companies available in order that we can see who they are?