Dáil debates

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

 

6:05 pm

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Deputy Murphy. I feel the tune has changed since Committee Stage. At worst, I thought we would hear tonight an acknowledgement of a problem that would be addressed at some stage in the future, and we had hoped to hold the Government to account for that. Instead, we are hearing there is nothing to see here, which is a change of tune. That is deeply concerning for the reasons outlined by Deputy Murphy. In practice, as was spelled out to our committee, the practice is entirely different. It has the potential for very significant implications, not least as it relates to islanded data centres. In light of tonight's debate, there is all the more reason to double down on the need to ensure there is no doubt about these matters and to accept these amendments, lest there be any doubt about the priority role of GNI.

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