Natural Gas Imports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Questions (191)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

191. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of imported gas via Europe and the UK in the past five years to date; and the origin of that imported gas [11746/22]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications

As illustrated in the table below, Ireland’s gas import dependency is rising in line with the decline in production at the indigenous Corrib gas field.

Year	Import Dependency
2017	33%
2018	39%
2019	53%
2020	64%
2021	72%

In addition to indigenous Irish gas production, Ireland imports natural gas via the UK. The UK has a well-diversified source of gas supplies comprised of:

- Indigenous gas production in the UK continental shelf

- Imported gas via pipelines to Norway

- Imported gas via a pipeline to the Netherlands

- Imported gas via a pipeline to Belgium

- Imported gas at a number of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) reception terminals in the UK

- Withdrawals from gas storage facilities in the UK.