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

The Minister should not dismiss or misinterpret what I said. I said the EPA study will not incorporate the level of resistance there will be at local level to these proposals. I live there, my family lives there and I hope my children and grandchildren will live there. The EPA study will not take into account the impact on the daily lives of people who live in and love that region. That is the point I was making and not the volume of resistance or the number of people on the picket line. People live in and love that area.

As soon as the EPA report comes out, I will propose a special meeting of the committee in a conference room in Manorhamilton so that members will be able to see for themselves the area about which we are talking and in which we are going to cut open the earth.