Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 May 2021
66. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the review of the security of energy supply will commence; the length of time it is expected to take to complete the review; the details of the organisation or persons tasked with the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28436/21]
View answer72. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the proposed review of energy needs will take place in view of the recent announcement in which support is being provided on a moratorium on the proposed LNG project which actually should have started in 2020 but did not take place; and the timeframes and dates that are envisaged for same. [28609/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 72 together.
My Department is currently carrying our a review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems. The review is focusing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to 2050. The review includes a technical analysis which will help inform a public consultation.
The technical analysis includes identification and examination of the key risks to the security of supply in the electricity and natural gas systems; identification of options that could address or mitigate these risks in the period to 2030; and appraisal of these options in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to 2050.
It is planned that the technical analysis will be published and the public consultation undertaken in the second half of this year. It is planned the review will be completed by the end of 2021, following which it will be submitted to Government.
