AQW 4322/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 28/05/2020
Answered On Date: 04/06/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what input or correspondence has the Department had with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' Marine Licensing in regards to the proposed Islandmagee Gas Storage Project; and (ii) whether she will publish this information.

Answer:

My Department has had a number of calls, meetings, and correspondence with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Marine Licensing about the Islandmagee gas storage project which have focused on the marine licensing proposals and decommissioning and residual liability issues. The Department for the Economy also provided input to DAERA’s consultation on the project’s application for a marine licence.

There are no plans to publish this information, however, my Department’s input to DAERA’s consultation on a marine licence for the project may be published on that Department’s website in due course.