Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

There are many things I could say, but I will put it simply. To go back to the Croagh Patrick analogy, it might have passed all those technical tests and still not be considered because at the time the State took that policy on gold mining there.

Will the Minister of State consider publishing a Green Paper or a White Paper on the issue of onshore exploration in this country before any further licences are issued? That would treat all the issues in the round in the context of policy, rather than of permits.

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