Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
70. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding an application in respect of a location (details supplied); when it will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39859/22]
View answerThere are no applications for Petroleum Prospecting Licences with my Department. An application for a Lease Undertaking from Exola DAC, a subsidiary of Providence Resources Plc, together with their partners, Lansdowne Celtic Sea Limited, over Standard Exploration Licence SEL1/11, in which the Barryroe structure is located, is under consideration by the Department. All applications for petroleum authorisations are assessed against a number of criteria in accordance with Section 9A of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960, as amended, 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 .
