Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion

Mr. John James O'Hara:

I would like to make one further comment. There is another big issue to be considered, namely, fracking. Despite a ban on fracking in the South, in a no-deal Brexit situation, fracking could still happen in the North of this island. Currently, research is being carried out in the North, through the Northern Ireland Executive, and it is something we must look at, because it could have big implications for our rural communities. Fracking should not happen on this island, because it will have major implications for areas such as tourism, health, and agriculture, so I ask this committee and other Oireachtas committees to look into the issue.