Marine spatial planning the first key step in building off shore wind farms. To delve into deeper is Principal Officer at the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) Rory O'Leary who has over 20 years experience in the industry. Fiona and Rory discuss the planning process and the need to ensure off shore wind farms are implemented in maritime areas meet criteria that deliver all the while considering maritime environments. The IDEA-IRL project is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). See IDEA-IRL website for further details; follow us on LinkedIn; email [email protected]; sign up to our IDEA-IRL mailing list. Disclaimer: We do our best to ensure the information in our discussions is accurate and up to date; however, please bear in mind that discussions are based on the current opinions and assumptions of the interviewer and guests using the information available at the time of recording. Therefore, we cannot guarantee accuracy and listeners should verify information independently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.