Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion
5:00 pm
Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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It is. I raised it in private session. I was of the same opinion as Deputy Bríd Smith. It was debated in the Dáil on 27 October. The Bill was voted down. The Government withdrew its amendment and the Bill was voted down. My understanding was that fracking was not on the agenda any more. It is unfortunate------