Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

This is as important for the State, to my mind, as the date when Intel erected a small cabin in Leixlip, because if one of these devices works and takes off, we shall be talking in terms of billions, not tens of millions. The crucial test for us is getting community support behind it because that is what the investors need in terms of confidence about planning and getting our planning system right. The ocean energy unit within our Department, in conjunction with others, is charged with delivering on that task.

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