Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)

I agree that unless the Corrib gas does come ashore we can never profit from it. The difficulty is that a material deviation has taken place in the development plan under the 1992 terms. This deviation takes the form of transporting material several kilometres instead of putting it behind concrete dams at the site in Ballinaboy, and the Advantica report suggests major changes in pressure and so on. Does the Minister agree this is a material deviation requiring the development plan to be thrown out and negotiating a new plan to take people's safety fears into account? I attended a briefing with Shell and I am disappointed because it appears it will not change its position and is intent on doing what it intended from day one.

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