Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As we can see, we have a security crisis across Europe, and an energy crisis comes with that. Last week in this House the Tánaiste set out a very positive vision for a clean energy future for Ireland and for Europe, and this is indeed an opportunity for Ireland. He said clearly that the Government wants to develop a hydrogen economy in this country. I think that will require an all-of-government response. Ireland should not be satisfied to be a follower in this exciting new development; we should take the lead. We should not leave it to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to which we might be inclined to leave it. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are all relevant to this huge task we have. Will the Tánaiste set out, acknowledging that this is at an early stage, what he thinks the next steps are?

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