Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he plans to publish the legislation that will confer statutory responsibility on the Commission for Energy Regulation for the safety of hydrocarbon exploration, production and upstream gas safety as outlined in the Energy White Paper. [4341/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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A Bill to confer the statutory responsibility for the safety of petroleum exploration and production on the Commission for Energy Regulation, which will implement a key finding of safety studies carried out in relation to the Corrib onshore pipeline is being prepared in my Department. It is planned that this Bill will be published during the Dáil Summer Session 2008.