asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will make a statement regarding recent reports that the Gulf Oil Company is terminating operations at Bantry Bay.

I have seen reports of speculation about the future of the Gulf Oil Terminal at Bantry Bay but I have no information which would lead me to believe that the company intend to terminate their Bantry operations.

Is the Minister satisfied that the company have not made a decision to pull out?

I do not know what decisions the company have made. They are a private company, but if they have made such a decision they have not informed me or anybody else about it.