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Speaking at the Meitheal na Gaoithe Annual Workshop,
Minister of State Tony Killeen TD emphasised the important
role of local communities in meeting Ireland's future energy
needs and climate change targets.
The workshop, held in Thurles, County Tipperary, provided
information and assistance to developers, as well as updates
on recent policy developments in the area.
Minister Killeen said - "With the volatility of the price
of oil and the challenges of climate change, we have all come
to realise the necessity to develop our own indigenous energy
supplies. Cleaner, less carbon-intensive renewable energy
is the power source of the future.�
The Minister continued - �We will continue to rely on onshore
wind as the primary vehicle to meet our national renewable
energy targets. Development of our wind resource will bring
the jobs and investment of the future. The ESB has seen the
economic sense as well as the environmental imperative of
heading down the renewable route.
�Rural Ireland is contributing enormously to the conversion
to renewable energy and it will reap the benefits in the near
future. The work being done by Meitheal na Gaoithe will ensure
that Ireland has a vibrant wind industry and rural communities
will benefit from these new opportunities, while contributing
to the fight against climate change� - the Minister concluded.
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