Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)

I take comfort in the fact the Minister of State will publish the EPA report. It is probably one of the most contentious forms of drilling or extracting natural resources for the greater good. I read reports recently regarding fracking that took place in Wales, the consequences of which were mini-earthquakes. It has certainly been implied that such was the cause of it.

Will the EPA takes cognisance of the surveys carried out in France, and also the surveys that are being carried out in parts of America where, in many instances, they are revisiting areas where fracking has taken place?

There is an interesting article in "Rolling Stone", which I do not know whether the Minister of State reads.

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