Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 552: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has been informed of positive results from the drilling for oil and gas which has commenced off the coast of Donegal. [18522/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Drilling operations by Shell and by Statoil Hydro off the north-west coast have not yet commenced but are expected to do so in the coming weeks. My Department is kept informed continually of progress in all drilling activities. On completion of exploration wells, the results normally require careful technical assessment over a period of some months.