The Government has published its proposal for a National Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE). The National DMAP for Offshore Renewable Energy will be “a strategic plan that outlines the development and management of offshore renewable energy resources off Ireland’s coast”, they have said. The proposed National DMAP and Public Participation Statement accelerate Ireland’s offshore renewable energy ambition via a plan-led framework guiding Ireland’s offshore renewable energy development. It is anticipated that the National DMAP will be completed in 2027 and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas for approval. The National Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy Proposal can be found here while the Public Participation Statement for the National Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy is available here