Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
92. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide information on licences for prospecting and extraction of offshore gas granted in the past year in tabular form if possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40667/21]
View answerNo petroleum authorisations for prospecting or extraction have been granted in the past year.Information on all current petroleum authorisations is updated and published on a quarterly basis on gov.ie (https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/10d43-acreage-reports-and-concession-maps/). The most recent such report was published in respect of the three month period ending 30 June 2021.In addition, Section 57 of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 requires that I lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas every six months a report detailing all petroleum authorisations extant and granted during the period of the report. The last such report laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas was in respect of the six-month period ending 30 June 2021.
