Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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My questions are for Ms Brien. The representatives of fishers talk about the issue of spatial squeeze. I assume the marine protected areas will advance in due course. When we are looking at sites for offshore renewable energy and marine protected areas, where does the fishing community fit in?

My next question relates to the fisheries management and mitigation strategy, FMMS. Have the provisions of the FMMS been effectively delivered and critically assessed in the planning process?