Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

ESB Networks: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. This is the second last night sitting of the Dail and it is slightly busy with all sorts of things going on. I apologise in advance if some questions I ask have been asked already. I will keep my contribution brief. I will take the example of sulphur hexafluoride, the gas used for insulating in the generation system. As I am not a technology expert, I am not too sure where this gas is used but I understand Mr. O'Loughlin's concern was that its use was far in excess of international best practice and that the reporting, monitoring and accounting of its use did not give an accurate assessment of what was happening. What is Mr. Hayes's response to that concern? What has changed in the ESB with respect to the use and monitoring of the use of SF6 gas, as it is called.

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