Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 September 2019
157. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of gas the Corrib gas field has produced each month in 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39145/19]
View answer158. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the State’s energy supply currently provided by gas; and the percentage of this gas which is imported from abroad. [39146/19]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together.
The following table sets out the amount of gas the Corrib gas field has produced each month in 2019 and also sets out what percentage Corrib contributes to Ireland’s total gas supply.
|
2019 Year to Date |
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
|
Corrib (GWh) |
2421 |
2112 |
2329 |
2195 |
2261 |
2144 |
2182 |
2142 |
|
Corrib (as % of Ireland's Gas Supply Mix) |
43% |
46% |
43% |
42% |
43% |
45% |
46% |
52% |
In respect of the percentage of Ireland’s energy supply being provided by gas, figures from Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland indicate that in 2018, 30.6% of Ireland’s primary energy supply was provided by natural gas. Of the total natural gas supplied in 2018, 38.6% of it was imported.
