Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

European Union Response to the War in Ukraine: Discussion

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is, yes. Bosnia is always under active discussion, particularly at the Foreign Affairs Council and European Council. I am meeting my Croatian counterpart in a couple of hours. This will be on the agenda as well. On gas, there is no proposal like the one the Deputy mentioned. There is possible joint purchasing, storage mechanisms and increased storage and other routes for supply such as those President Biden announced last week. Other countries are also involved there.

There is complete logic in that. Something was put in the media at one point to the effect that we are already in a scenario where there are deals done and that if there was a shortage, it would mean there would be rationing. The example given was Poland. We would all have to pony up.

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