Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I stated earlier, I am not aware of the details in that regard but I will let the Minister, Deputy Ryan, know that the Deputy has raised the issue here today. We need to be frank with the public and each other on this issue. No matter how quickly we develop renewable energy and renewable sources, we will still need to burn gas for the foreseeable future. If we were to turn off the gas tomorrow, we would not be able to power our country, industry or homes. The question that arises is whether one uses the gas one may have or one imports it from Russia, the Middle East or other places. The latter option obviously has negative consequences too.

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