Within phase two, auction participants will compete for supports to develop offshore wind within offshore renewable energy designated maritime area plans, DMAPs. By the end of this decade, with the developing solar, offshore wind and onshore wind projects we know we will deliver, we will have a significant surplus of electricity.

Will the Minister outline the measures taken by his Department to facilitate offshore wind energy development, in particular, floating wind? Yesterday, EirGrid announced the final results of the first offshore wind auction, offshore renewable energy support scheme, ORESS 1, which will deliver more than 3 GW of offshore wind energy as a cheap, sustainable and secure indigenous alternative to imported fossil fuels.

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