It is interesting to note that the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Attorney General are on the same page when it comes to liquid natural gas, LNG, and fracked gas. The Minister said, "I remain as determined as ever to halt the damage caused by fracking." While saying he opposes LNG and fracked gas, he also says that he cannot do anything about it. The Minister has said that he cannot ban fracked gas because it is an EU issue, and he cannot ban LNG because it is subject to an energy security review. I suggest to the Minister that he absolutely can do something about it. I ask the Minister to commit now to changing the Planning and Development Act to stop, for example, New Fortress Energy, which has already been in discussions with the planning authorities, from proceeding with its plans to build an LNG terminal at Shannon. A simple amendment to the Planning and Development Act would stop it. It does not have to rely on what the EU says, or what the energy security review says. Otherwise, what is the point of having a Green Party Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, if he does not do that?

Deputy Smith is right that one can do things. It is one of the reasons that in government I was very proud, as a member of the European Council, to put real pressure on the European Commission in recent weeks to change the EU taxonomy rules away from favouring investment in gas systems, recognising that we must keep that gas in the ground, and keep the oil and coal in the ground, if we are to meet our climate challenges. They were real and effective changes we were able make in government. I am glad that we have delivered on the programme for Government commitment and have agreement with our colleagues. We have just issued a statement committing that we would stop these LNG terminals, and saying that the Government is not supporting them.

Critically, as well as internationally and through those policy statements, the third way is in building up the alternative. We saw with the ESB and with Equinor the start of a concept of developing hydrogen facilities, instead of LNG, in the same location. That would give a secure economic future for the region and for the country in a low-climate way. It is to make that switch-----

I thank the Minister.

-----which we are actually doing. This is the change we can make, so we will not need LNG.

I am moving on.

We will have alternatives. That is what we are doing in government.