Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

1:30 pm

Photo of Peter BurkePeter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

Data centres are looking for a sustainable large energy user connection policy that will get them across the next number of years and get our country across the next number of years. I have met many industries. I had a trade mission on the west coast and one on the east coast. Some significant employers in this country would point out how important it is to have certainty for our country in large energy usage of electricity, which I think is very important. Others may not think so but if we do not think that it is important, our country will pay a very significant price in an area that is carved out. Almost 8% of graduates in this country are in the ICT sector and are getting-----

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