Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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1103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent of lands covered under an exploration licence granted to a company (details supplied) and when the licence expired. [10324/16]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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The company about which the Deputy is enquiring was granted two prospecting licences in 1968 in south Mayo.  Both licences were held from 9 May 1967 and expired on 30 April 1977.

One of the licences was held over prospecting licence area number 742 which is approximately 24.06 square kilometres, and the other licence was held over prospecting licence area number 743 which is approximately 29.81 square kilometres.

My Department makes all exploration work reports which are at least six years old available for public release.  Exploration work reports in relation to the licences held by the company concerned can be searched for at the link below using the prospecting licence area numbers 742 and 743:

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Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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1104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent of the area in counties Galway and Mayo for which an exploration company (details supplied) has received an exploration licence; when the licence was awarded; when it expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10378/16]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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The exploration company about which the Deputy is enquiring does not hold any prospecting licences in counties Galway or Mayo.  The company holds one prospecting licence in County Limerick.

Details of all licence transactions are published in the six-monthly report to the Oireachtas. The most recent report is for the six month period ending the 31 December 2015 and is available on my Department’s website:

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