A Kerry TD says a stark warning has been sent to the government about its approach to data centres, following comments by a senior civil servant.
Secretary General at the Department of Climate, Environment, and Communications, Oonagh Buckley, earlier this week said the government has to prioritise energy demand for housing or data centres.
Kerry Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly says we are in the midst of a seemingly never-ending housing crisis, and solving this should be the number one priority.
Deputy Daly, who’s the party’s spokesperson for the environment, climate and energy, says the government is instead rolling out the red carpet for data centres.
Deputy Daly also claims this shows the government’s failure to adequately increase the grid’s capacity to manage growing demand.
