Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 May 2019
236. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 861 of 15 January 2019, the number of compressed natural gas public fuelling stations now open and operational; the locations in which they are based; the number planned and scheduled to open in 2019; the locations in which the scheduled stations will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21012/19]
View answerThe delivery of 14 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations, as part of the Causeway Project co-funded by the EU Connecting Europe Facility, is an operational matter for Gas Networks Ireland.
I have been provided with an update on the current status of these stations by Gas Networks Ireland which is set out in the table below.
|
Location |
Status |
|
|
Station 1 |
Dublin Port |
In operation dispensing gas daily. |
|
Station 2 |
Exit 8, Cashel |
Planning permission in place - waiting electrical connection - planned completion Q3 2019 |
|
Station 3 |
Kinsale Road, Cork |
Programme progressing - Planned completion Q4 2019 |
|
Station 4 & 5 |
City North, Meath. BallySimon Road, Limerick |
Contracted - design in process |
|
Station 6, 7,8,9 |
Portlaoise, Tipperary, Kildare and Cork |
At final contract stage |
|
Station 10-14 |
To be confirmed. |
Negotiations in relation to locations are on going |
It should be noted that as these programmes have wide stakeholder groups and dependencies, some of which are beyond the control of Gas Networks Ireland, and therefore dates are subject to change.
