156. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources noting Irelands potential deliverable renewable energy resource identified by Sustainable Energy Ireland and referred to again by the private sector Irish Wind Energy Association in the context of the potential for the creation of 30,000 jobs in this sector, his views on whether this resource did not require prospecting or drilling costs with associated tax concessions and other surrender of publicly owned resources to attract private sector companies; and his plans to enable the State sector including the ESB to develop the offshore wind industry using European Investment Bank funding. [43801/12]

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156. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources noting Irelands potential deliverable renewable energy resource identified by Sustainable Energy Ireland and referred to again by the private sector Irish Wind Energy Association in the context of the potential for the creation of 30,000 jobs in this sector, his views on whether this resource did not require prospecting or drilling costs with associated tax concessions and other surrender of publicly owned resources to attract private sector companies; and his plans to enable the State sector including the ESB to develop the offshore wind industry using European Investment Bank funding. [43801/12]

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1. 10 October 2012

   Renewable Energy Incentives

   156. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources noting Irelands potential deliverable renewable energy resource identified by Sustainable Energy Ireland and referred to again by the private sector Irish Wind Energy Association in the context of the potential for the creation of 30,000 jobs in this sector, his views on whether this resource did not require prospecting or drilling costs with associated tax concessions and other surrender of publicly owned resources to attract private sector companies; and his plans to enable the State sector including the ESB to develop the offshore wind industry using European Investment Bank funding. [43801/12]

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