Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures being taken to ensure 5GW of offshore renewable energy capacity is in place by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Government remains committed to the development of 5GW of offshore wind capacity, with projects in construction by 2030, and energised as soon as feasible thereafter. Ireland’s 5GW target will be met through a combination of projects from Phase One and from within the South Coast DMAP. Five Phase 1 projects accounting for 3.9 GW are progressing through the planning process with an Bord Pleanala. Separately, the 900MW Tonn Nua site within the South Coast DMAP will be auctioned this Autumn. I intend to bring the remaining three offshore wind DMAP sites to market, and plan to hold another auction in 2026, ensuring a consistent pipeline of offshore developments will take place over the coming years. A further pipeline of development sites within the National DMAP will follow from 2028 onwards.