Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-16
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Joanne Collins (SF), Agricultural Panel

I move amendment No. 10:
In page 10, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:
“Decommissioning
5. The Minister shall, within 12 months of the commencement of this Act, outline a plan for decommissioning any Strategic Emergency Gas Reserve constructed, operated, maintained or decommissioned under this Act and all future Acts relating to its construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning.”.
Amendment No. 10 is around decommissioning. If this is a temporary reserve, which is in the name of the Bill, we reckon there also should be a strategy put in place for its decommissioning, whenever that may be, and that it is not left to the next government to come up with a strategy. Looking into the future, if this is five, ten, 15 or 20 years down the line, we could have an anti-green Government and having a decommissioning plan in place beforehand would alleviate the fear that this could go completely sideways. I know that the Minister of State hopes that it is so but Fianna Fáil may not always be in government. Just in case.

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