Minerals Development Act 2017

Funding of rehabilitation plan

142. (1) The Minister may allocate funds out of monies provided by the Oireachtas towards the preparation, adoption, revision or implementation of a rehabilitation plan, including the reasonable administration costs of persons authorised to exercise the functions of the Minister as a rehabilitation authority.

(2) For the purposes of preparing, adopting, revising or implementing a rehabilitation plan the Minister may, with the prior consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, from time to time advance to a person authorised to exercise the functions of the Minister as a rehabilitation authority out of monies provided by the Oireachtas such sums, by way of grant or loan (where appropriate), as the Minister may determine and on such terms and conditions as he or she considers necessary.