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

The Minister of State mentioned in one of his earlier responses in the Chamber that we are very well progressed and in a position to maximise these technologies and the huge potential, as he will be very familiar with himself, off the west coast. There is a significant piece there in terms of technology which, of course, is floating offshore wind. There is a concern that we are slow. We are slow in terms of DMAPs and in terms of sending the signal to the industry, to the researchers in the area, that Ireland is serious about developing our floating offshore capacity off the west coast of Ireland. Can the Minister speak to that in terms of exactly what he is doing? Is he engaging with industry? Are there developments in terms of research and development in Ireland, specifically in the area of floating offshore wind to ensure that we lead in that technology?

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