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As you've been hearing in our news bulletins, one of the key figures behind Clare's proposed Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve says the "stringent regulations" they have to comply with will protect public health. A representative from Gas Networks Ireland has given a presentation to Clare County Council's Rural and Community Development Strategic Policy Committee on the proposed Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve in Kildysart. The plan approved by the Government last March would see the docking of a floating storage and regasification unit at a jetty in Cahiracon. The purpose of the project is to provide Ireland with a backup source of gas in the event of a major disruption to its supply. Clare FM's Seán Lyons was at the meeting and spoke to Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Programme Director, Padraic O'Connell, about why he thinks the project is necessary. Photo (c) Visit Clare