Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the second auction for offshore wind; when this auction will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5763/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The ORESS Tonn Nua offshore wind auction will be Ireland’s second offshore wind auction and the first to take place under the Phase Two plan led approach. Tonn Nua will auction a 900 MW site in the South Coast DMAP, approved by the Oireachtas in October 2024. The Terms and Conditions for the Tonn Nua Auction were also published on 30 October 2024.

An updated www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/315803/c04d05bd-f127-4fb6-a9a1-d03215164d1c.pdf#page=null was published on 18 December 2024. The Roadmap sets out indicative dates for various steps on the critical path to the auction. The pre-qualification phase is due to open in May 2025, with the auction bidding window taking place in June. This indicative schedule will be kept under review in consultation with the offshore wind industry.