Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion
9:30 am
Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
To clarify the points raised by Deputy Colreavy, under this Bill the landowner has no legal rights because, in the national interest, it is policy to identify and, where possible, extract the minerals contributing to the wealth of the nation. Therefore, the normal constitutional rights of property owners are set aside.
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