Ireland's potential in food, energy, and water resources.

Tucker Carlson said that civilizations need food, energy, and water on his Fox News show Tucker Carlson Tonight. He said that on July the 7th 2022. These metrics should be applied to Ireland and its future potential.

Food

Leinster House stated that 137,000 farms in the 26 counties produce €8 billion worth of food.

The Central Statistics Office stated that there are 188,051 fishing vessels in the 26 counties which land 217,981 tons of fish worth €233.5 million.

Stormont found that 25,000 farms in the 6 counties employ 52,195 people who produce £2.43 billion worth of food. 246 fishing vessels in the 6 counties land 28,622.45 tons of fish worth £30,566,997.80.

The 26 counties has a population of 5,054,217 yet produces enough food to feed 35 million. The 6 counties has a population of 1,910,000 yet produces enough food to feed 10 million. This means Ireland has a population of 6,964,217 yet produces enough food to feed 45 million.

Trading Economics notes that the 26 counties imports $464.84 million worth of fertilizer despite Argus Media reporting that the 26 counties reduced its use of calcium ammonia nitrate fertilizer by 21% and the use of urea fertilizer by 19%. Fertilizer consumption in the 26 counties is 1,544.89 kilograms per hectare. The 26 counties imports 532,000 tons of calcium ammonia nitrate fertilizer and 189,000 tons of urea fertilizer. The 26 counties imports 233,000 tons of calcium ammonia nitrate fertilizer from Belgium. The 26 counties imports 61,000 tons of urea fertilizer from Russia and 47,000 tons from Egypt.

Statista noted that the 6 counties uses 85,000 tons of nitrogen fertilizer. The Stormont Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs stated that the 6 counties uses between 312,400 and 342,000 tons of fertilizer per year.

Agriland reported that Ireland is awash with the production of vast tonnages of fertilizer due to the poultry industry. The article laments that it is exported to Scotland.

Energy

The SEAI stated that hydrocarbons account for 86% of energy use in the 26 counties.

The Irish Marine Institute stated that 90% of hydrocarbons in the 26 counties are undiscovered, undeveloped, and underwater.
https://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2006/11/ireland-90-undiscovered-undeveloped-and-underwater

Forbes reported that there is 10 billion barrels worth of oil and gas in the 26 counties.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidmonagan/2012/11/01/black-gold-in-ireland-mindthe-eco-warriors-though/

The 26 counties produces 283 barrels of oil per day, 117th in the world, yet uses 152,404 barrels of oil per day, 66th in the world, with a daily deficit of 152,121 barrels of oil. The 26 counties imports 64,377 barrels of oil per day.

Joe.ie reported that tests carried out in the Ballyroe oil field indicated that there is a lot of oil in the 26 counties and much more than anyone expected.
https://www.joe.ie/uncategorized/will-ireland-become-an-oil-rich-nation-33759

Leinster House estimated that Ballyroe has 300 million barrels of oil.

Stormont estimated that Rathlin has 812 million barrels of oil, 2.8 trillion cubic feet of shale and that Larne has 450 million barrels of oil.

52% of electricity in the 26 counties is from natural gas and the 26 counties imports 53% of the natural gas it uses from Britain.

The 26 counties has 0.35 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, 76th in the world.

Tamboran Resources estimated that between 1.6 and 3.2 trillion cubic feet of between 10.7 and 21.3 trillion cubic feet of Ireland's shale are recoverable.

During 2005 6% of electricity in the 26 counties came from renewables and in 2020 that figure was 42%.

The 26 counties is most dependent on oil due to transport usage. The 26 counties imports 100% of the oil it uses in the economy and said oil accounts for 72% of energy imports. 70% of the oil imports are in the form of diesel and petrol.

The Central Statistics Office pointed out that the 26 counties went from being 66% self-sufficient in natural gas in 2017 to 47% in 2019.

Mayo News reported that Corrib could close within a decade.

The Guardian reported that 90% of coal in the 26 counties is imported from Columbia and that two-thirds of the coal is from Cerrejón mine in La Guajira.

The Health and Safety Authority stated that there are three coal mines in the 26 counties. The 26 counties has 15 million tons of proven coal reserves, 69th in the world.

The 26 counties currently produces no coal, consumes 2,474,686 tons 2,107,617 of which are imported.

NISRA stated the 6 counties imports 1.818 million tons of coal per year. Euracoal stated that the 6 counties has the best part of 1,000 million tons of lignite reserves.

The Belfast Telegraph reported that the 6 counties imports £32.3 million worth of coal from Venezuela and £14.4 million worth of coal from Russia.

The Irish Examiner reported that Donegal and Wicklow have uranium reserves.

The 6 counties emit 20.9 million tons of carbon dioxide a reduction of 23.9%. The 6 counties is responsible for 0.052% of global emissions.

The 26 counties emit 61.35 million tons of carbon dioxide an increase of 4.7%. The 26 counties is responsible for 0.1% of global emissions.

This means Ireland emits 82.25 million tons of carbon dioxide and is responsible for 0.152% of global emissions.

There is no need for a monthly household energy cost of €293 per megawatt hour in the 26 counties, as Statista reported.

World Data stated that Ireland could be energy self-sufficient and that Ireland produces 29 billion kilowatt hours while consuming 25.68 billion kilowatt hours

Water

Eurostat stated that 82% of drinking water in the 26 counties comes from surface water, 10.5% comes from groundwater and 7.5% comes from springs. The Leinster House Department for Environment, Community and Local Government noted that 2% of the water supply is for human consumption, 20% is for non-domestic use, 39% is for domestic use, and 41% is unaccounted. The Irish Examiner reported that people in the 26 counties use 80 litres of water per person per year. Eurostat noted that the freshwater abstraction rate in the 26 counties is 141 cubic metres per person.

People in the 6 counties use between 560 million and 575 million litres of water a day and produce between 330 million and 340 million litres of wastewater per day.

Ireland has 3,100 rivers and over 12,000 lakes.

Conclusion
To summarize there is no shortage of the aforementioned resources in Ireland thus there ought to be no impediment to building Ireland into a strong civilization in the future especially if unity and independence are achieved. This could be used to improve the economic, social, and material conditions of the working-class people in Ireland.