Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 13 June 2019, the details of the companies in two lease undertakings identified in his reply; the standard exploration licence the applications are related to; when an application for a lease undertaking was first made; and when his Department was first notified of a discovery at the site. [25980/19]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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My Department is currently considering applications for two Lease Undertakings. The first application was received in October 2012 in respect of Standard Exploration Licence 2/07 (Hook Head) operated by Providence Resources Plc. The discovery of oil on the acreage encompassed by the Licence was first notified to the Department in 1971 by Marathon Petroleum Ireland Ltd. Providence Resources Plc was awarded Standard Exploration Licence 2/07 on this acreage on 1 February 2007, undertook drilling on this Licence in 2007 and 2008 and communicated the results to my Department.

The second application was received in April 2019 and is currently being validated and as such remains commercially sensitive at this time.

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the two lease undertakings identified in correspondence are for sites (details supplied); when these lease undertakings were first issued; and the licensing terms under which they were issued, that is, 1992 or 2007. [25981/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The two Lease Undertakings referenced in my letter of 8 May 2018 to the Ceann Comhairle are the Dunmore Lease Undertaking and the Helvick Lease Undertaking operated by Providence Resources PLC. The Lease Undertakings were issued on 1 March 2016 and are subject to the Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production 2007.

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is considering an application for a lease undertaking at Hook Head under a site (details supplied); when the application was first made; and when a decision will be made. [25982/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Section 57 of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960 requires the Minister to lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas every six months a report detailing all exploration activities including petroleum exploration authorisations granted during the period of the report. The last such report laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas was in respect of the six-month period ending 31 December 2018. In addition, a report on the status of all petroleum authorisations is published on a quarterly basis on my Department's website. The most recent such report was published on 31 March 2019. This report referenced that my Department is in receipt of an application for a Lease Undertaking in respect of the remaining aspect (Hook Head) of Standard Exploration Licence 2/07 Operated by Providence Resources Plc. This application was first received in October 2012 and remains under consideration by my Department.