Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 626: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a person in a commonage holding situation can stop an activity (details supplied). [25037/07]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Issues relating to access to lands arise occasionally in relation to mineral prospecting. These often come to attention in the context of public consultation phases of applications for prospecting licences. In the case of prospecting under licence, a landowner does not have the legal right to refuse access. I have no applications for State mining leases for gold mining at present but the onus would be on the developer to resolve any issues relating to access or ownership of lands.