Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I commend everyone who has been involved in this Bill, including Deputy Tony McLoughlin who is present. It is a very happy day in terms of this Bill being passed, but we need to progress the ban on offshore fracking. I welcome the Minister's words on that.I thank Senator Grace O'Sullivan for tabling that amendment and for putting that signpost there. It is firmly on the agenda and will be dealt with in a comprehensive way to both protect the environment and citizens of this country. That is what we are here to do, so let us be united on this, not divided; united to protect the citizens of this country from the vested interests that have ruined areas of this country and continue to try to take over our own country and as well as our off-shore resources.