Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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461. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the first gas supplies from the Corrib gas field are likely to become available to the national grid; the areas throughout the country most likely to benefit from supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16756/15]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Completion of the Corrib gas field development works, by the developer, is the principal factor that will determine the date for first gas.

Construction and testing of the infrastructure is on-going with first gas anticipated later this year. I understand that the bulk of the gas produced from the Corrib field will be supplied to the national grid via the 149 km pipeline constructed by Bord Gáis Networks (now Gas Networks Ireland) and which runs from the gas terminal in Bellanaboy Co Mayo to Ballymoneen outside of Galway.