Government defeated as Dáil votes to ban oil and gas drilling in Irish waters
Image: Shutterstock/curraheeshutter Image: Shutterstock/curraheeshutter A MAJORITY OF the Dáil voted to ban oil and gas drilling in Irish waters today, despite government opposition.
It aims to stop the issuing of any new licences for the exploration of fossil fuels, something Costa Rica, Belize and France have already implemented. Today’s Dáil approval means the Bill should now proceed to Select Committee stage, said TD Bríd Smith, who added this would bring it one step closer to becoming law.The government maintain the Bill is unworkable and forces Ireland to rely on imported oil and gas from abroad.Junior Minister Sean Canney was criticised by environmentalists last year for commenting about the benefits of oil and gas exploration off the coast of Ireland.
He said Ireland imported 100% of the country’s oil needs in 2017, while for gas, it was a much lower figure of 34%, largely because of the addition of the Corrib gas field in late 2015.
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