Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2011
50 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason he was not officially represented at the Amsterdam conference on wind energy in view of the potential that exists in this area. [39366/11]
View answerThe conference referred to is a commercial conference held on offshore wind technologies on an annual basis by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). I was accompanied by officials from my Department at an equivalent event in Ireland just days before the EWEA conference in Amsterdam.
I agree that there is significant development potential to develop the offshore renewable resources we have in Ireland in the context of developing an export market. I addressed the National Offshore Wind Association of Ireland conference to give this message on 15 November in Dublin.
