Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister of State satisfied that there are sufficiently robust safeguards in respect of gold mining? Are the safeguards being kept under review from an environmental point of view? There is concern in a community in County Cavan over prospective mining in that county and I understand there has been an enormously hostile reaction on the part of a community in Tyrone to gold mining there. Is the Minister satisfied with the checks and balances? He may revert to me if he wishes.