AQW 12116/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether (i) her Department; and (ii) the Utility Regulator sought external legal advice on the Islandmagee Gas Storage Project in relation to (a) the issue of consent in Article 37 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; and (b) any other issue.
Asked by Danny Donnelly MLA on 17 May 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 May 2024
- Answer due by
- 4 June 2024
- Answered
- 4 June 202418 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department sought legal advice from Departmental Solicitors’ Office in 2022 on the Islandmagee Gas Storage Project in relation to (a) the issue of consent under Article 37 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. The Department also sought external legal advice between 2011 and 2014 on (b) other issues relating to gas storage facilities.
The Utility Regulator has sought external legal advice on the Islandmagee Gas Storage Project in relation to (a) and (b).
In providing this response, no waiver of legal privilege is intended by the Department or the Utility Regulator.