Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 15:

In page 49, lines 20 and 21, to delete all words from and including “over” in line 20 down to and including line 21 and substitute “in respect of a mining licence over its term.”.

Amendments No. 15 to 18, inclusive, are technical amendments that are proposed in the interest of consistency and clarity.

The proposed amendment to section 75(1) makes it clear that the mining licence fee payable per annum through the life of the licence will also include an element that is payable on grant of the licence. Payment of this portion of the fee is a condition of granting the licence under section 64.

The amendment to section 80(1) clarifies that the obligation on the licensee to provide information, such as production figures, is not only necessary to calculate royalties payable, but also to calculate mining licence fees.