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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commission an independent risk-assessment of introducing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure into Ireland given the recent comments by Predator Oil and Gas CEO, Paul Griffiths, in relation to the risk of such a facility exploding, such as the 2022 Freeport LNG vapour cloud explosion in Texas; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (25 Jan 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Ryan: ...Supply sets out a number of updates to national policy in the context of the Programme for Government commitments relevant to the electricity sector, planning authorities and developers. In relation to LNG, this policy statement does not change what was set out in the Policy Statement on the Importation of Fracked Gas published in May 2021. In particular, I would note where it sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (15 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Denis Naughten: The Programme for a Partnership Government makes clear that the Government remains supportive of the proposal to construct a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG ) terminal near Ballylongford, County Kerry, and has  supported the project promoters in their application to achieve the status of a Project of Common Interest (PCI) under European Regulation 347/2013 which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how frequently the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the proposed floating storage and regasification unit will need to be replenished, if approved, given the inevitable boil-off of LNG over time; where this gas will be sourced; what measures will be taken to minimise the frequency of this occurrence; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Donna McGettigan: ...to clarify the use of the term State-led in relation to State control and the control that corporate investors such as a company (details supplied) would have in the operation of Shannon LNG fracked gas import terminal; and if, under EU competition laws, Ireland can have a terminal that is State-led and continue legally to refuse a commercial LNG. [11160/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Natural Gas Imports (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Canney: ...the largest source of these imports, whereas the USA is of the order of 1% to 2%. The diversification of sources of supply is important for security of supply purposes and liquid natural gas, LNG, offers the opportunity to diversify supply. In Ireland since the Corrib field opened, we have reduced our dependence on gas imports from 95% to approximately 33% in 2017. However, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of Petroleum and Other Mineral Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (3 Jul 2018) See 8 other results from this debate

Dr. Neil Walker: Exactly. Very few LNG plants have been built in Europe in the last decade because they are more expensive. They cannot compete with piped gas. The proposal for an LNG terminal on the Shannon has had full planning permission and all the consents for years. There is one reason it has not proceeded, which is that it would lose money because it not competitive with piped gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (4 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the evidentiary basis being used to pursue commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Ireland, to enhance energy security, given the Government-commissioned Centre for European Policy Analysis report from 2022 stated that commercial LNG would provide “...no guarantee that stored gas volumes would be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems that is currently being carried out by the Department, it would not be appropriate for the development of any LNG terminals in Ireland to be permitted or proceeded with.  The Government policy statement on Security of Electricity Supply, published in November 2021, does not change what was set...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Bríd Smith: The Minister was quoted inThe Irish Timeslast week as making an astonishing statement in which he left open the door for the introduction of LNG or nuclear power in order to deal with this crisis. Is it his position as Minister and that of the Green Party in government to allow this country to be tied into the use of LNG, which would basically mean a reliance on another type of fossil fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (20 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Denis Naughten: ...is also an important back-up for intermittent renewable generation, for example, as a back-up for wind power generation, when the wind is not blowing. The Programme for Government states that an LNG facility on the island of Ireland would be a positive step, and commits to examining if there are ways to facilitate LNG on the island of Ireland, noting that the regulation of the gas market...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: On the programme for Government, the retention of the proposed Shannon liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal as a project of common interest status, is of paramount importance. The proposed LNG project is vital to north Kerry and west Limerick. I want the Government to remain in line with the programme for Government. This project is of paramount importance and I would like the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...;29 million increase on the figure for last year, will be used to upgrade 24,000 homes and businesses, yet the Deputy is saying we are doing nothing. With reference to the Shannon liquefied natural gas, LNG, plant - it is important to make this point because the Deputy does not want to hear it because it suits him to misrepresent the facts - concern has been expressed about it. It was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Bríd Smith: We are all aware of the many cheerleader Deputies who want to see liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminals built, but I want to come at this from a different angle. The Taoiseach was recently lobbied by Wesley Edens of New Fortress Energy, and only last week the same company distributed leaflets in the Shannon and Clare area promoting the use of liquefied natural gas and quoting all three...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (20 Apr 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Ryan: I do not see us having LNG terminals. I will have to check the programme for Government, but I think it was specific in referring to imported fracked gas. It is very difficult when one gets into the subject given some of the technical aspects involved in terms of how one can be certain about the source of certain gas. Similar to the electricity grid network, when one is importing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Mar 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 121 together.   The Programme for Government sets out that as Ireland moves towards carbon neutrality, it does not make sense to develop LNG projects importing fracked gas. It further commits to ensuring the Shannon LNG project is not included in the EU Projects of Common Interest list in 2021. I have previously confirmed that if an LNG...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Natural Gas Grid (26 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will support and expedite the long-awaited liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at the Tarbert/Ballylongford landbank as this LNG project has the potential to be the spring board that will deliver thousands of jobs to the north Kerry region over the next 20 years, a region that has suffered in the context of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

...a regulatory mandate and follow the Crown Estate as an example. There is a role for the State in this but much of the big money investment can be and will be made by the private sector. Shannon LNG is a hugely topical issue. The Europeans have in their taxonomy included both gas and nuclear energy as part of the transition. There is ongoing debate on LNG in Ireland as part of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...the Minister. We know Seanad amendments will now introduce a class of strategic infrastructure to be exempt from normal protocols. These strategic infrastructure projects include liquified natural gas, LNG - a deeply harmful fossil fuel. As Sinéad Mercier and Amy Strecker pointed out in The Irish Times yesterday, LNG infrastructure can hardly be considered strategic in a climate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Programme for Government (19 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment 'As Ireland moves towards carbon neutrality, we do not believe that it makes sense to develop LNG gas import terminals importing fracked gas, accordingly we shall withdraw the Shannon LNG terminal from the EU Projects of Common Interest list in 2021. We do not support the importation of...