Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion
11:00 am
Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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Can hydraulic fracking be permitted under an exploration licence, notwithstanding the role of the EPA in approving or not approving the licence? Is it within the gift of the Minister or Department or whoever grants an exploration licence to say to companies they can carry out hydraulic fracking in order to test the safety of the process?