Barry Andrews· Renew

Nuanced

80% of Ireland's gas comes through just two pipelines from the United Kingdom.

Omissions

• The 80% figure refers specifically to October 2024 data from CSO Ireland. The import dependency can fluctuate month to month based on seasonal demand and Corrib production levels.
• While the UK provides the vast majority of imported gas, the figure is not always exactly 80% - it varies between approximately 70-80% depending on the time period.
• The Corrib gas field contributes approximately 20% of indigenous production, reducing dependency on UK imports compared to pre-2016 levels when imports exceeded 90%.
• The two pipelines referenced are the IC1 (operational since 1991) and IC2 (operational since 2003) subsea interconnectors.

Sources

• PrimaryCSO Ireland - Networked Gas Daily Supply and Demand October 2024Imports represented 80% of total gas supply in October 2024 with Indigenous Gas Production from the Corrib gas field and biomethane plants making up the remaining 20%.
• PrimaryGas Networks Ireland - Gas Network Report 2024Approximately 20% of Irish gas supplies came from the Corrib gas field in 2024, while the vast majority of the remainder was imported through the gas interconnector pipelines.
• SecondaryIreland Energy 2050Until 2016 we imported around 96% of our gas needs from the UK via a system of two sub-sea pipelines to the Republic and one to Northern Ireland.
• SecondaryUK Energy Research CentreThe UK provides Ireland with 75 per cent of its natural gas needs.