Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion

Photo of Seán CanneySeán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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It is 232 km offshore.

The Deputy referred to the lateness of the money message and the cost implications. I took up my role on 16 October. On 26 November I expressed my concerns to the committee about the costs associated with the Bill. I am not aware of any outstanding application for consent to conduct seismic surveys. While some site survey applications are outstanding, there is none to conduct seismic surveys.

The Deputy might remind me of his other question.