Naoise Ó Cearúil (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister. We need to look at introducing statutory timelines for consenting decisions and publish a delivery roadmap linking planning, grid and construction milestones. Without the joined up approach, we risk not only missing our 2030 targets but also the legally binding carbon budgets too, which is important to mention. It is not just about missing or meeting our climate targets. Offshore wind is Ireland's single biggest opportunity to secure our own clean energy, cut bills for families, as the Minister mentioned earlier, and build a new industry with long-term jobs along our coast. We have seen the success of onshore and of solar throughout the country and the expertise we have garnered in those two key areas. However, to realise the ambition, we need urgency and we need accountability from the various bodies in how projects can move from plans into generating power.

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