Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 695: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it was a requirement in March 1977 that companies which were holders of State mining leases were to be in possession of employer's liability insurance cover, for mines that were in use and where people were employed. [5948/08]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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There is no statutory requirement under the Minerals Development Acts for a holder of a State Mining Lease or Licence to hold employer's liability insurance and such a requirement was not a standard condition of State Mining Leases in March 1977. It is now, however, a standard condition of any such lease or licence that the holder take out and maintain both employer's and public liability insurance for the duration of the term of the lease or licence.