23/07/24 Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan Attending the 40th Anniversary of the DART – Grand Canal Dock Railway Station - Barrow Street, Dublin 2 Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
GB Energy, which will be headquartered in Aberdeen, will invest in clean energy projects such as offshore wind. Mr Ryan highlighted that ESB, for example, is already an investor in similar energy infrastructure in Britain. The minister said his meeting Mr Miliband focused on the possibility of Ireland and Britain opening more electricity interconnectors linking their respective grids.
Mr Ryan, who is also the Minister for Transport, is also due to meet Britain’s transport secretary, Louise Haigh, in London on Thursday. Mr Ryan said it is a “Department of Justice issue”, as it controls ports of entry, but he suggested that Dublin Airport could build a passport-free channel for arrivals as part of its development plans. He said he finds it “hard to believe” that the issue could not be solved.