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Asked by Stewart

AQO 9848/11-16 Oral question to the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

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

Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 3 March 2016

  • Answered
  • Oral
  • After due date
Tabled
3 March 2016
Answer due by
14 March 2016
Answered
15 March 201612 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

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.

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