The Irish Independent has learned confidential details of an emergency planning exercise, held 10 days ago between all the major state agencies and the Government.
The secret Government emergency plans, will order people to work from home in the event of a major fuel crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine:
- All non-essential workers will be ordered to work from home.
- A limit will be placed on all non-essential car travel.
- A strict limit on the amount of fuel motorists can buy at any one time.
- The implementation of an immediate and strict reduction in the speed limit on motorways.
- Emergency scheme whereby motorists with an odd number at the end of their car registration will only be allowed to drive or refuel on alternate days.
The high-level planning exercise proposed three fuel supply deficit scenarios:
- A scenario of a 20pc diesel supply deficit in September.
- A scenario of a 35pc drop in supply in December.
- Final scenario proposed for February 2023, is where gas and oil supplies cannot meet the demand for electricity generation or farmers preparing to cut silage.
