PQ 241
241. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his officials have conducted a standalone cost benefit analysis of the risks and opportunities arising from high volumes of the State's electricity being consumed by data centres including but not limited to its negative impact on housing delivery targets and climate targets weighed against potential benefits such as modest levels of employment in data centres and increased corporate tax revenue. [29987/25]
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241. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his officials have conducted a standalone cost benefit analysis of the risks and opportunities arising from high volumes of the State's electricity being consumed by data centres including but not limited to its negative impact on housing delivery targets and climate targets weighed against potential benefits such as modest levels of employment in data centres and increased corporate tax revenue. [29987/25]
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