Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 January 2013
167. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans regarding the establishment of wind farms to export energy to the UK; if he intends to engage in a bilateral agreement with the UK; if so, when he intends to sign a memorandum of understanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3374/13]
View answerI intend to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the energy sector between Ireland and the United Kingdom with Secretary of State Davey in Dublin on the 24th of January. The Memorandum of Understanding will result in completion of consideration of how Irish renewable energy resources, onshore and offshore, might be developed to the mutual benefit of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Any such trading of renewable energy between the two States will seek to: achieve more cost efficient uses of resources; drive down deployment costs; be sustainable in the long term; and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
