I propose to take Questions Nos. 238, 239 and 240 together. 238, 239 and 240 together.
The licence referred to was not included in the list of extension applications under consideration by my Department that was provided in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 22 March 2022 as it is the subject of an application for a follow-on lease undertaking, not a licence extension. This lease undertaking application is currently under consideration by my Department.
All applications for petroleum authorisations are assessed against a number of criteria in accordance with Section 9A(1) of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960 and Section 3 of the Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production. This includes the technical competence of the applicant and the financial resources available to it in order to undertake the work programme and any other commitments pursuant to the relevant petroleum authorisation.
My Department does not publish information on individual applications for authorisations whilst they are under consideration.