Fast-track offshore wind development

What this means

• This is a government commitment to speed up offshore wind energy development in Ireland, made as part of the 2025 Programme for Government.[source]
• The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, led by Darragh O'Brien, is responsible for delivering this commitment.[source]
• The plan focuses on publishing Designated Maritime Area Plans, which set out where offshore wind projects can be built in Irish waters.[source]
• The government also plans to progress offshore renewable energy auctions, which decide who gets to build and operate wind farms at sea.[source]
• The commitment was first stated on 23 January 2025 and is currently in progress, with no fixed deadline publicly set for full delivery.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Darragh O'BrienOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Energy security and communications policyMandate

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-environment
  Climate action and decarbonisation policyMandate
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Transport2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Department of TransportBody
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Charlie McConalogueOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Patrick O'DonovanOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Publish an annual climate action planCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Enact legislation to accelerate district heatingCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Continue the national residential retrofit programmeCommitment