Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 January 2026
35. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the safeguards in place to ensure that a data centre (details supplied) will not hinder electricity and water demand for existing and future residents in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThis is a private development and it would not be appropriate for me to comment.
Questions regarding the planning process are matters more appropriately directed in the first instance to the relevant Local Authority. Operational matters regarding the grid should be directed to both Eirgrid and ESB Networks. Water usage management and conservation across commercial and industrial (non-domestic) sectors, including data centres, is an operational matter under the remit of Uisce Éireann. These matters are not ones in which I, as Minister, have a function. As such the Deputy may wish to engage with these organisations directly. ESB and EirGrid may be contacted via email at [oireachtas@esb.ie] and [oireachtas@eirgrid.ie] and Uisce Éireann via oireachtasmembers@water.ie.
