Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2026
283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a breakdown of national gas demand, by sector included from data centres for the years 2023 to 2025; if he will provide data on the changes in demand for each sector over the past two years; and his views on the implications of this demand for Ireland’s energy and climate goals. [9520/26]
View answerThe figures of gas demand for power generation, residential and industrial & commercial are published on the Central Statistics Office website:
• Networked Gas Consumpsion 2024 - Central Statistics Office (www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ngc/networkedgasconsumption2024/) for 2024; and
• Networked Gas Consumption 2023 - Central Statistics Office (www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ngc/networkedgasconsumption2023/) for 2023.
The CSO are due to provide figures for 2025 in October 2026.
The Government is committed to meeting our climate goals and targets and ensuring we remain an attractive location for inward investment to provide jobs and prosperity. Natural gas is a vital transition fuel to provide back-up to intermittent renewable power generation technologies to provide the energy need of citizens and business.
