An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2025-03-19
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Jennifer Whitmore (SD), Wicklow

An Bord Pleanála has just approved planning permission for Shannon LNG's new power plant in Tarbert. While it is not yet clear exactly how that will be fuelled, it looks likely that it will be LNG. What is very clear is the Taoiseach's Government's U-turn on the use of LNG and fracked gas. Decision after decision of the Government is locking us into a fossil-fuelled future. That is the reality of it. It looks like the Government has very firmly opened the door to US LNG and fracked gas. Did the Taoiseach have any discussions with Donald Trump about LNG and its importation from the US?

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Sitting date: 2025-03-19