Commercial LNG facilities
Deputy O'Gorman asked whether the Government would oppose commercial LNG facilities and whether a ministerial tweet signalled a policy shift. The Minister replied that the announcement was about a State-led emergency reserve facility, not a private commercial LNG policy.
Yesterday, the Government made a commitment regarding a State facility. It made this commitment in order to ensure we will have available to us emergency reserves that could be used if we find ourselves in a position where supply into our country is in some way threatened. We want to identify if there is any role for the private sector with regard to this. I emphasise that the announcement the Government made yesterday is about a State-led and State-owned facility. For me, that is the key point.