251. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the analysis of the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority to the effect that the additional energy requirements associated with LNG relative to natural gas supplies, including the additional energy expended on liquification, transport and regasification, mean that LNG imports are on average over double the emission intensity of domestic gas and pipeline gas imports with a correspondingly increased adverse impact on decarbonisation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19003/25]

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251. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the analysis of the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority to the effect that the additional energy requirements associated with LNG relative to natural gas supplies, including the additional energy expended on liquification, transport and regasification, mean that LNG imports are on average over double the emission intensity of domestic gas and pipeline gas imports with a correspondingly increased adverse impact on decarbonisation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19003/25]

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1. 29 April 2025

   Energy Policy

   251. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the analysis of the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority to the effect that the additional energy requirements associated with LNG relative to natural gas supplies, including the additional energy expended on liquification, transport and regasification, mean that LNG imports are on average over double the emission intensity of domestic gas and pipeline gas imports with a correspondingly increased adverse impact on decarbonisation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19003/25]

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