Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Seanad Éireann — 2022-02-23
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Garret Ahearn (FG), Administrative Panel

I thank all the MEPs for their contributions. It has been a very worthwhile discussion. To follow on from what Senator Malcolm Byrne said, I ask that they call out some of their colleagues, who went a different route in terms of supporting Russia and others.
I was at the launch of a regional enterprise plan last Friday for the mid-west region of Tipperary, Clare and Limerick. The region has recorded the highest employment growth in the country. I think it was more than 13%, which is very positive. They spoke about opportunities that region and Ireland south, in general, have. They spoke in terms of Foynes and Shannon. The Tánaiste has set up a Shannon Estuary economic task force to look at the opportunities for the region. I am very interested in their take on what the Government and the European Parliament can do to support that.
This is a good opportunity to raise my last point, given how the discussions have gone. Mr. Kelly has spoken before about a hydrogen strategy. Will he take the opportunity to expand on that?

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Sitting date: 2022-02-23