Geothermal energy Bill
Bernard Durkan asks when the promised geothermal energy Bill will be cleared and brought to the House. The Taoiseach says work on it will follow completion of the minerals Bill, and separately notes the home care consultation will launch that week.
The geothermal energy Bill has been promised. Has it been cleared by the Cabinet and, if not, is it likely to be so cleared in the near future? When is it likely to be brought before the House?
Comment on this
The same people who are working on the geothermal energy Bill are working on the minerals Bill, which is working its way through the House. Once it is enacted, they will then turn their attention to the geothermal energy Bill. I know that it has been on the books for a very long time - seven or eight years at this stage - but so was the minerals Bill.
With regard to an answer I gave Deputy Brendan Howlin earlier about public consultation on a statutory scheme for home care, that process will be launched on Thursday morning of this week.