Data Centres
Dail Éireann — 2025-04-10
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Ruth Coppinger (PBP), Dublin West

I want the Minister to report on the impact of data centres on us reaching our climate change targets. As he knows, 21% of all metered electricity use is now coming from data centres, whereas all residential dwellings create 28%. It has increased five times in eight years. It is the dominant driver of increased electricity demand in Ireland according to the SEAI. How can we reach our targets with this amount of data centres?

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Sitting date: 2025-04-10