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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Green Paper on Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (4 Jun 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...the Minister's party colleagues are vociferous opponents of wind generation. He knows who they are. The different methods to generate energy are wind, tidal, offshore, biomass, solar, turf and LNG. Scientists present such methods, particularly wind, as being free but they are not. It would be valuable to the discussion if the Minister included the numbers in his White Paper. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Green Paper on Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (4 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is important for my part of the country that the lines of communication between the Department and the promoters of LNG are kept open. Leaving aside the regulatory issues, the major size of the project would help to transform the economies not only of west County Limerick and north County Kerry but also the entire mid-west region. It has been likened to a new Aughinish Alumina for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Green Paper on Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (4 Jun 2014)

Pat Rabbitte: I can reaffirm there are the close contacts and co-operation on LNG. We have to be careful to ensure we have diverse sources of supply. When one considers the crisis in Ukraine, depending on a single source for supply is not encouraging in terms of energy security and, therefore, it is important to develop indigenous resources, including renewables. LNG will also become an important aspect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Green Paper on Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (4 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: ...which we market very strongly as a green destination from a tourism perspective. Wearing my hat as Opposition spokesperson on tourism, I would be deeply concerned about anything that might emerge in that regard. On LNG, liquefied natural gas, what is the Minister’s view on the decision of the regulator to include a cost for the gas interconnector in respect of the LNG project at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Green Paper on Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (4 Jun 2014)

Pat Rabbitte: ...I had to read, is a very detailed and extensive unravelling of the complex issues arising. I was persuaded by the correctness of the decision. It is not right to say that it has prevented the LNG project from proceeding at Tarbert. Coincidently, I met the promoters of the LNG plant at Tarbert last night. I remain hopeful that it will provide an extra string to our bow in terms of an...