Energy Policy
Dail Éireann — 2023-04-27
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

There has been no change of policy and there is no intention to open any doors or change any previously held position in any way. What I said was true. The war in Ukraine has changed the world, and the issue of having storage as security backup for our country is something that cannot be ignored. That does not mean that we import fracked gas, or do not live within our climate limits and follow the IPCC. We will not consider facilities which breach those constraints which we have to have first and foremost in our minds. The first security matter we need to get right is that we do not see the planet burning. Nothing has changed in that regard, but it is appropriate and right to for us to consider the short-term storage options we can use to provide security for our people while we switch to renewables and reduce the demand for gas, which is the key measure we will implement in the coming decade.

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Sitting date: 2023-04-27