A review of the Government Statement on the role of Data Centres in Enterprise Strategy is one of the actions for my Department under the Climate Action Plan 2021 as part of our commitment to reach a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030. I intend to publish the revised statement by the end of Q2 this year.
There has been ongoing and regular engagement with many stakeholders including the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), Department of An Taoiseach, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Eirgrid, ESB Networks, Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, as we revise the Government’s statement on the role of data centres in our overall enterprise strategy.