I propose to take Questions Nos. 122, 139 and 166 together.
I am considering the report of the consultants who were engaged to assist with the review of the licensing regime. I will bring my proposals for the future of the licensing regime to Government in the near future and I will then take appropriate steps to give effect to the decisions taken. It is my intention that the consultants' report would then be placed in the public domain.
I am also committed to updating the rules and procedures manuals for exploration and production. It is my intention that these manuals will be updated and published by the middle of the year.
With regard to non-petroleum minerals, exploration and development is undertaken by private enterprise and regulated under the Minerals Development Acts, 1940 to 1999. While it is my intention to consolidate and update the Minerals Development Acts in a new Minerals Development Bill, currently being drafted, I do not propose any change of policy.