172. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how the 14 data centres currently under construction and the 40 data centres which have received planning permission in the State will be powered; the amount of energy and water that will be used on an annual basis by the 14 data centres currently under construction and 40 data centres which have received planning permission; whether the electricity network has capacity to supply energy to the additional 40 data centres which have received planning permission; the amount of that energy that will come from sustainable sources; the amount of the energy that will come from gas or other fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35505/25]

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172. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how the 14 data centres currently under construction and the 40 data centres which have received planning permission in the State will be powered; the amount of energy and water that will be used on an annual basis by the 14 data centres currently under construction and 40 data centres which have received planning permission; whether the electricity network has capacity to supply energy to the additional 40 data centres which have received planning permission; the amount of that energy that will come from sustainable sources; the amount of the energy that will come from gas or other fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35505/25]

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