Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I am delighted the Minister is now convinced the terms we set in 2008 are the correct ones but he did not believe that when in opposition. As he knows, the disquiet which his party tried to build up when in opposition is fairly pervasive among the public. It seems the Minister is putting short-term expediency ahead of long-term certainty. Will he confirm that if these licences are issued and if an Oireachtas committee subsequently recommends changes, if oil or gas was found, the licences would be under the 2008 terms and that it would not be possible to change those terms in the future?

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