James Leonard
Question:144 Mr. Leonard asked the Minister for Energy when a decision will be made on commercial viability of natural gas deposits in the north-west Cavan-Leitrim area.
Written Answers. - Natural Gas Deposits.
The consortium, which most recently held an exploration licence in the area referred to, relinquished the licence in 1987 without declaring the gas deposits which had been encountered to be commercially viable. Since then no new exploration licence for the area has been granted.