Written answers
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Energy Usage
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage change in demand for gas in all sectors, including electricity generation, residential, and industrial and commercial, broken down by retail, construction, laundry, leisure, air travel, data centres, pharma, hospitals, and any other key sectors for the year 2023, in tabular form. [19507/23]
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the absolute demand for gas in each sector, including electricity generation, residential, and industrial and commercial, broken down by retail, construction, laundry, leisure, air travel, data centres, pharma, hospitals and any other key sectors, for 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [19508/23]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together.
The table below sets out the demand data provided by Gas Networks Ireland for the percentage change in gas demand for Q1 2023 vs Q1 2022.
| Sector | Q1 2022 (GWh) | Q1 2023 (GWh) | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demand | 14,730 | 14,914 | 1% |
| Power Generation | 7,925 | 8,619 | 9% |
| Residential | 3,035 | 2,648 | -13% |
| Small and Medium Enterprises | 1,484 | 1,446 | -3% |
| Total Large I & C | 2,285 | 2,200 | -4% |
| Specific Sectors | |||
| Construction | 91 | 63 | -30% |
| Food and Beverage | 953 | 968 | 2% |
| Hospital | 166 | 162 | -2% |
| Leisure / Sport Arenas | 19 | 19 | 1% |
| Manufacturing* | 246 | 201 | -18% |
| Medical Devices | 159 | 157 | -1% |
| Pharma | 478 | 466 | -2% |
| Retail | 8 | 9 | 9% |
| Air Travel | 15 | 16 | 10% |
| Hotel | 34 | 33 | -3% |
* GNI note that Manufacturing includes oil refining and data centres - given the small number of customers in these categories, data is aggregated to comply with confidentiality obligations.
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