Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement by a company (details supplied) at a conference in Stockholm of its first large scale move into offshore wind power, potentially creating thousands of new jobs designing and manufacturing turbines; if she will approach this company to consider here for its turbine manufacturing facility in Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42159/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government fully recognises the potential of the growing renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental sectors as a potential new source of foreign direct investment and job creation for Ireland. To this end IDA Ireland set up a new "Cleantech" Department in January 2009, specifically to target foreign investment from these sectors. I am aware of the announcement by General Electric that it has acquired Scanwind in a move to get into the fast developing offshore wind power sector. As a global multinational corporation with a substantial market presence in a range of renewable clean technology sectors, including offshore wind, General Electric is a major target company for IDA Ireland.