Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I know he referenced coal but greenhouse gas emissions from LNG are 33% more potent than coal. Building an LNG terminal would lock us into fossil fuel reliance for decades. We declared a climate emergency in 2019. I remember having an exchange with a former Green Party TD before the election who assured me the Government's new planning and development Bill, which was then before the previous Oireachtas, would not allow the approval or construction of LNG infrastructure. It is clear that what the Labour Party was pointing out before the election about the planning and development Bill is true.

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