Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State said there would be a policy statement in the near future. What sort of timeframe is involved and how soon can we expect to see that? She will know that Carbon Trust and Wind Energy Ireland identified more than 12 months ago that no Irish port was ready to support the construction of offshore wind farms. They indicated that in the region of €50 to €100 million would need to be invested in one port and the Minister of State is talking about multiple ports. When will the policy statement be ready? The Minister of State also mentioned the CEF. What scale of funding will be required, where will it come from and how soon will it be available?

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