Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

When Mr. O'Sullivan speaks about liquified natural gas security he refers to having all of the mixes on the table, including liquified natural gas, locally supplied fossil fuel sources and piped gas from Moffat. He wants all of these mixes on the table and available to Gas Networks Ireland. At the same time, he recognises the science that states 80% of known fossil fuels must remain in the ground. The point Deputy Ryan is making on IBEC's submission is that liquified natural gas is more dangerous in terms of emissions and much more expensive. Mr. O'Sullivan still wants all of these on the table but he is telling us that he accepts the science. It does not add up in terms of making a contribution to reducing our emissions and keeping this country in line with the agreement we made in Paris.