AQO 9848/11-16

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 03/03/2016
Answered On Date: 15/03/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of the exclusion of Whitehead from the Northern Ireland natural gas network.

Answer:

Local extensions to the natural gas network, such as to Whitehead, are a matter for consideration between the Utility Regulator and the gas industry, and will take into account the economic viability of connecting new areas.