Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 16, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“(10) The operator shall ensure that verifiably calibrated and tamper proof flow meter systems are used to accurately monitor the volume of petroleum extracted.”.

This probably looks like more like a financial control than a safety provision. While the provision could be used to establish a financial control, it concerns safety because the volume of petroleum or gas extracted has a direct bearing on the level of risk in the business. Does the Government have any way of checking the volume being extracted and, consequently, the level of risk? Consider the example of our friends from Rossport and the pipeline going very close to the houses. Who knows the true volume going through that pipeline?

Are we depending solely on the operators to let us know what is going on or are there calibrated and tamper-proof flow meters that tell the truth?

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