Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We are told we are moving from a developer-led to a planning-led system for the delivery of offshore wind. Many of the companies and those involved in the industry are speaking about the difficulty in shifting from one system to another. They are asking what the timeline is and when we will have a sufficiently resourced Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, MARA, right through to An Bord Pleanála; when the designated maritime area plans, DMAPs, will be up and running; and when we will have a system that is fit for purpose. We know we are years behind.

Are we looking at some sort of State involvement or investment, even if we are talking about a third-party vehicle or whatever, from the perspective of doing what we have not done before, which is benefit from these natural resources?

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