Ms Michelle Gildernew:

I apologise for being late and for missing the presentation. I acknowledge much work has been done and am aware of the work of Co-operation and Working Together, CAWT. However, there is much greater scope for more work and for cost-saving were this to be done right. In the Assembly this week, my colleague, Phil Flanagan, raised the issue of how Enniskillen hospital could be better used in bringing services to it. Have there been discussions on the island of Ireland about the health implications of fracking, if that is introduced? My constituents in County Fermanagh, together with people in counties Leitrim and Cavan, are extremely concerned about the environmental and health implications of that process, if the earth is broken and benzene and other chemicals are allowed to get into the air or the water table. Have there been discussions on that issue?