Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when products from the Corrib gas field will become available to Irish consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17023/10]

Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Production of first gas from the Corrib gas field is a matter for the developer, SEPIL, subject to conformity with all statutory consent requirements. For the Deputy's information, construction of the Corrib Gas Terminal at Bellanaboy is substantially completed as are the sub-sea facilities at the Corrib Gas Field. Last summer the 83 km offshore section of the Corrib gas pipeline was installed. The developers are engaged in the process of securing a number of statutory consents required for the construction of the onshore section of the Corrib gas pipeline. Completion of the development works by the developer is the principal factor that will determine the date for first gas. Pending such completion, it is not possible to state a date for when gas from the Corrib gas field will become available.