1073 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify, contrary to the situation that exists regarding oil and gas exploration, that the State can and will become a major stakeholder in creating the infrastructure and directly recouping the rewards of a large investment in wind and wave research and related manufacturing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the jobs potential for companies here, State owned and otherwise, to manufacture turbines and service the infrastructure; if he will make the investment through borrowing, issuing bonds and so on that will be required to enable self-sufficiency through renewable energy sources, making Ireland a net energy exporter and immune from the direct resource consequences of peak oil and gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30203/09]

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1073 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify, contrary to the situation that exists regarding oil and gas exploration, that the State can and will become a major stakeholder in creating the infrastructure and directly recouping the rewards of a large investment in wind and wave research and related manufacturing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the jobs potential for companies here, State owned and otherwise, to manufacture turbines and service the infrastructure; if he will make the investment through borrowing, issuing bonds and so on that will be required to enable self-sufficiency through renewable energy sources, making Ireland a net energy exporter and immune from the direct resource consequences of peak oil and gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30203/09]

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