Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The caution is not just for the Government, but also for the EU. When considering alternative fuel options - I note natural gas was mentioned - there is growing evidence that the emission rates from fracking for gas is much more severe than the emission rates for securing any other form of fuel. If this is part of a clean air policy, it should specifically exclude fracking for gas. It is like taking out a bad appendix and putting a worse one into the patient. I doubt if that would work.