The expansion of data centres drained €715m from the economy between 2015 and 2023.
New research from Friends of the Earth and Beyond Fossil Fuels says this added the equivalent of an average €360 to household electricity bills.
Data Centres Campaign Lead with Friends of the Earth, Rosi Leonard says another €1.6b could be lost over the next decade if current policies continue…
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Aontú TD for Mayo Paul Lawless raised the issue with Tánaiste and Minster for Finance Simon Harris in the Dáil today during Leaders Questions…
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However, Simon Harris said that the economic benefits of data centres was being ignored…
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