Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I referred to the 80% target for energy from renewable sources by 2030. In real terms, there has been a very slow roll-out of offshore wind. How fast can we now develop the offshore wind energy area? Its delivery needs to be expedited as well to reach the target of 80%. Are we satisfied that we have a sufficient number of people interested in developing projects? Second, have we set targets for each year as regards getting the infrastructure in place and delivering the projects in a timely manner, in particular by 2030? Are we just waiting for 2030 to arrive and then we will say that we reached 50% or 60% of the way when in fact we should be at 80% of energy coming from renewable sources?

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