Apart from the questions of royalties, tax, etc., has the Minister made any special arrangements with the oil companies in relation to the job creation area, with regard to the manner in which any oil discoveries will be delivered. Will they be brought to the National Petroleum Corporation and can these take it back to Milford Haven if they wish? Is there anything in relation to the benefits that might come to Waterford, or Galway, or wherever? Have any restrictions been laid down?

In the existing licensing terms it is laid down that the oil must come ashore in Ireland and that the designated areas will be laid down by the Minister unless very special circumstances arise which I could not even envisage at this stage. Let us be confident about it, when we discover oil it will be brought ashore in Ireland.