Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree wholeheartedly with the Deputy. This is critically important for the State and our ambition in offshore renewables.

I assure the Deputy the Government is ensuring the resources required for MARA to deliver on that ambition are put in place and there is support to do so. As I said, it has gone from a standing start when its functions commenced on 17 July this year towards looking at the resources it needs. It has a very good board in place, chaired by Mark Mellet, a retired vice admiral of the Naval Service. The board has a broad range of skills required to help deliver.

On the Government's ambition, it is vitally important MARA continues to be supported to deliver on what is a very ambitious programme. I am confident we have the infrastructure in place to realise that ambition.

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