More investment ‘needed in energy infrastructure and data centres’

Fianna Fáil Senator Dee Ryan. Photo: Brendan Gleeson.

FIANNA Fáil Senator Dee Ryan believes that more investment is needed in energy infrastructure and data centres.

Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Ryan said: “In planning for data centres, we must plan for them to use renewable energy. I am not speaking about token greenwashing with a solar panel at the front.

Rather, I am talking about investing heavily as a State in offshore renewable energy so that there is a consistent supply of renewable energy to fuel this engine.”

The Limerick Fianna Fáil politician also said that she is particularly interested in not just supporting SMEs to adopt AI for the opportunities for enterprise development but for our entrepreneurs and companies and supporting them in the investment they need.

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