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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: ...beliefs and I think he holds them sincerely, but they clash with the continued push from many Deputies and people outside this House, such as local councillors and other business interests, for the LNG terminal at Shannon. An Bord Pleanála will make a decision on that soon. I would argue that the board has been hugely compromised in recent weeks, according to information that has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

David Stanton: ...am a big supporter of green hydrogen, off-shore wind, biomass and so on. The faster we can move in that direction, the better. I also support Deputy Bríd Smith in that we should not burn anymore LNG or fossil fuels; rather we should be reducing them. However, we are dependent on a pipeline from Moffat. The Minister, Deputy McGrath, told me earlier this week that there is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: We are right to talk about data centres and LNG, we must manage the data centres, and I do not believe that we need to build any LNG infrastructure. The Minister is correct in that there is a better way forward. However, we should not ignore the fact that electricity generation accounts for just about 15% of our emissions. The real challenge with carbon emission is in transport and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...off of Russian gas. We are at risk of the higher prices because it is a fungible market. However, the real security risk for us is our reliance on fossil fuels, as was mentioned earlier. Those LNG ships, which people have said give security, have shown in the past year that they do not provide security. There is no guarantee. When the UK gas regulator found itself in the middle of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: This question is on the sectoral carbon budgets, but more in line with how these fit with the building of a liquified natural gas, LNG, terminal. It is clear from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report this week that we have a serious problem in this regard. It stems not just from the failure to implement the Government's plan but from the Government's plan itself. Even if the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: It was LNG.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Yes, sorry, it was LNG. The Government's policy statement on the importing of fracked gas was approved by the Government and published in May 2021. The policy statement provides that, pending the outcome of a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland's electricity and natural gas systems currently being carried out by my Department, it would not be appropriate for the development...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: Therefore, pending the review where the energy security issue will be examined in light of all the hype around the war in Ukraine, we may, indeed, have an LNG terminal. I think there is a disconnect between what is happening and the rhetoric we are getting. The Government's inaction is clear on things like data centres in respect of their huge consumption of our energy. In this context,...