AQO 1520/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 30/01/2025
Answered On Date: 10/02/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the Draft Offshore Renewable Energy Action Plan, particularly with regards to offshore wind energy.

Answer:

Question 11 – AQO 1520/22-27

My Department, in collaboration with other departments and key stakeholders, have developed an Offshore Renewable Energy Action Plan (OREAP) to enable offshore renewable energy development in the north’s marine area from 2030.

DfE have appointed RPS Ireland to undertake an update to the 2012 Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) of Offshore Renewable Energy in the north’s Marine Area.

The SEA/HRA will enable us, in collaboration with key delivery partners, to identify suitable areas for offshore renewable energy development across various technology types including wind.