Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)

I remind the Minister that is the story they give him when the beggars come looking for another licence. That is the line they give him when he and the Department know well there is much more out there which they are not saying anything about. That is the reality.

The oil companies are playing ducks and drakes with the Department and the Minister. They welded together 1.5 km of pipe without the Minister's permission. That is what they think of him. They undervalued Corrib when they said it was worth €2 billion. The Minister of State, Deputy Parlon stated recently it was worth £2 billion. Its actual worth is €16 billion.

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