Minister O’Brien seeks the appointment of Chairperson to Seafood-Offshore Renewable Energy working group

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, T.D, today invited applications from suitably qualified candidates for consideration for appointment to the role of Chairperson to the Seafood-Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) working group.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, working in conjunction with colleagues from the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; and Environment, Climate and Communications respectively, intend to establish a working group within the context of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) to facilitate discussion on matters arising from the interaction of the seafood and offshore renewable energy industries, to promote and share best practice, and to encourage liaison with other sectors in the marine environment. The Chairperson will be responsible for leadership of the working group and ensuring its effectiveness on all aspects of its role.

The primary objectives of the working group are:

• To enable and establish a framework for constructive engagement through regular scheduled and responsive communications between the seafood and offshore renewable energy sectors.

• To develop clear and defined Guidelines for interactions between the seafood and ORE industries with regard to ORE developments within the context of the NMPF.

Interested parties can submit their application to msp@housing.gov.ie

The deadline for receipt of applications is 4pm on Friday, 25th March 2022. More information on the background to the Seafood –ORE working group, the objectives of the group, and the role of the Chairperson can be found Item was unpublished or removed.