Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 April 2022
198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 29 March 2022, the status of the existing authorisations of the lease undertaking application (details supplied) at the present time given that it is now 11 months into the lease undertaking period; when the lease undertaking will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe application referred to in teh Question is 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.
