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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...proposing as one of its special projects of common interest and one of the key proposals we are putting forward the obtaining of special support from the European Union for a liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal in Shannon. When we talk about major projects of common interest, we in Ireland, at a time like now in the wake of Brexit, could be talking about our ports, a major scaling-up in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: Shannon LNG is an EU Project of Common Interest (PCI) on the current list of PCIs. This project was supported by Ireland in obtaining this designation as it would enhance our gas security by increasing import route diversity. Projects of Common interest are key infrastructure projects with one of their main objectives being to safeguard the EU’s energy security by diversifying...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Sep 2019)

Shane Ross: ...cars, vans and low-floor buses. Thus, in the short to medium term, other alternative fuels which are already commercially available - such as compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) or biofuels - may have a role to play in the heavy-duty sectors where electrification is not yet commercially viable. Generally, as new fuels and technologies advance, production levels...

Climate Change: Statements (19 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...13 shale gas sites across the European Union. Three of them might be coming to Ireland. In case people are not familiar with the description "shale gas", the term we use is liquefied natural gas, LNG. The Minister will know that liquefied natural gas is the very same as fracked gas. The only difference is that it is coming from North America, the location from where most shale gas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (17 Sep 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Thomas Pringle: 553. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will carry out a strategic environment assessment of the EU Projects of Common Interest list, including proposed LNG terminals which will be importing fracked gas from the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37587/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Council Meetings (11 Jul 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...zero non-tariff barriers, and zero subsidies (on non-auto industrial goods) and to work to reduce barriers and increase trade in services, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical products, as well as soybeans, - strengthen strategic energy cooperation to potentially increase US imports of (LNG) to diversify the EU’s energy supply, - launch a close dialogue on standards to ease trade...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Jul 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Ryan: There two proposals for liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminals in Shannon and Cork. I was interested in finding out the Government's position with regard to supporting that. Did President Trump raise the issue during the Taoiseach's recent discussions with him in Doonbeg in Clare? Have there been any meetings involving other representatives of the US Government? Have there been any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Jun 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Ryan: ...for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the importation of fracked gas from the United States of America; and if measures will be taken to have liquified natural gas, LNG, from fracked sources removed from the EU projects of common interest list in view of climate change commitments and in view of the commitment to ban fracking. [26918/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan: Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (19 Jun 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...does not look at the aviation industry at all. There is no measure within it regarding the aviation industry's contribution to emissions. We are supporting new runways and the development of LNG terminals. That contradicts fundamentally the aims set out in the report. An issue that really jumped out at me is the absence of any attempt to put the burden of dealing with the crisis on...

Planning and Development (Climate Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (21 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...to bribe the organisation with €1 million to drop the case. Thankfully, because those involved are principled environmentalists they refused the money and are maintaining their High Court action to block the Shannon LNG facility. The Bill is about saying that we should not give favoured planning status to this kind of fossil fuel infrastructure. This infrastructure will continue...

Report of Joint Committee on Climate Action: Motion (9 May 2019)

Eamon Ryan: ...and then say in the next breath that we are going to allow offshore oil and gas exploration. We cannot declare a climate emergency and say in the next breath that we are going to bring in liquid natural gas, LNG, or fracked gas from the USA. We have to make fundamental and radical changes and we can do that as a country. We can power this country with renewable wind, solar, biomass and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change (9 May 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: .... The European climate action fund is proposed to be €5 billion. I want people to discuss the balance between where we invest and how we can stop taking backward steps. One of the speakers mentioned the LNG terminal which is an example of something that was funded by European investment funding. How do we get that joined up? It comes down to public participation. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change (9 May 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: .... The European climate action fund is proposed to be €5 billion. I want people to discuss the balance between where we invest and how we can stop taking backward steps. One of the speakers mentioned the LNG terminal which is an example of something that was funded by European investment funding. How do we get that joined up? It comes down to public participation. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Climate Change (9 May 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: .... The European climate action fund is proposed to be €5 billion. I want people to discuss the balance between where we invest and how we can stop taking backward steps. One of the speakers mentioned the LNG terminal which is an example of something that was funded by European investment funding. How do we get that joined up? It comes down to public participation. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Climate Change (9 May 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: .... The European climate action fund is proposed to be €5 billion. I want people to discuss the balance between where we invest and how we can stop taking backward steps. One of the speakers mentioned the LNG terminal which is an example of something that was funded by European investment funding. How do we get that joined up? It comes down to public participation. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Climate Change (9 May 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: .... The European climate action fund is proposed to be €5 billion. I want people to discuss the balance between where we invest and how we can stop taking backward steps. One of the speakers mentioned the LNG terminal which is an example of something that was funded by European investment funding. How do we get that joined up? It comes down to public participation. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Agreements (18 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...reduce barriers and increase trade in services, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical products, as well as soybeans, - strengthen strategic energy cooperation to potentially increase US imports of (LNG) to diversify the EU’s energy supply, - launch a close dialogue on standards to ease trade barriers, reduce bureaucratic obstacles, and reduce costs, and - work closely...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (27 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...residential and transport sectors by replacing more CO2-intensive fossil fuels. In Ireland, gas powered generation also provides an important back-up for intermittent renewable wind generation. An LNG facility would further enhance Ireland’s energy security by increasing import route diversity and there is currently no plan to review energy policy surrounding the construction of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: .... I would like us to give a brief to the incoming committee to deal with that and look at it carefully. The main concern of the heads of Bill is the storage facilities - the liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal - rather than renewable wind energy. We should make that point to the incoming committee.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 Mar 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Martin: 418. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy on building new fossil fuel infrastructure; if past support for LNG infrastructure will be reassessed in view of the recommendations of a recent report by an organisation (details supplied) and increasing climate court cases here, in Europe and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter....