Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 January 2024
64. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what actions he has taken to work with like-minded European States to promote and support changes to European energy laws, in particular the revision of the European Union's Gas Directive and Gas Regulation in order to allow the importation of fracked gas to be restricted since the publication of the Policy Statement on the Importation of Fracked Gas. [3115/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraIreland has been engaging with like-minded European States to promote and support changes to European energy laws in order to allow the importation of fracked gas to be restricted, as stated in the Government Policy Statement on Fracked Gas from 2021. The issue of importation of fracked gas, while a key consideration in the negotiation of the European Gas Directive and Regulation, has been addressed in the European Methane Regulation, which was agreed by the European Parliament and Council on November 15th 2023.
Ireland and other likeminded EU member states supported new measures introduced in this legislation addressing methane emissions occurring outside the EU. These measures set out to gather evidence on natural gas based on lifecycle emissions in order to promote the reduction of harmful emissions, which is in line with the national policy on fracked gas.
