98. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update regarding the 2021 Government policy statement on the importation of fracked gas (details supplied); if he agrees that the previously identified requirements to ensure security of fossil gas supply have been addressed via the development of a strategic national gas reserve facility; if his attention has been drawn to multiple studies that have shown that compliance with the legally binding carbon budget programme and with the Programme for Government commitment to "to achieve a 51% reduction in GHG emissions from 2018 to 2030 and net-zero emissions no later than 2050"; if he will state clearly that development of any commercial LNG import facility in the State would be contrary to the achievement of the Government's climate policy objectives and responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70646/25]

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98. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update regarding the 2021 Government policy statement on the importation of fracked gas (details supplied); if he agrees that the previously identified requirements to ensure security of fossil gas supply have been addressed via the development of a strategic national gas reserve facility; if his attention has been drawn to multiple studies that have shown that compliance with the legally binding carbon budget programme and with the Programme for Government commitment to "to achieve a 51% reduction in GHG emissions from 2018 to 2030 and net-zero emissions no later than 2050"; if he will state clearly that development of any commercial LNG import facility in the State would be contrary to the achievement of the Government's climate policy objectives and responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70646/25]

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