Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)

There is no point in having interconnection if there is no grid to carry the power. We are years behind on this aspect. Why are we talking about interconnection if we have not got the grid to export energy? We have no thought of developing harbours to deal with offshore development. We do not have the basics put in place. We do not even talk about a road network. Do people understand that ocean energy cannot be developed without having harbours?

We have a transport company which has no targets-----

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