Grace O'Sullivan (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

This is a great day, and huge congratulations to Deputy McLoughlin for all his work and his efforts, and his bravery, as Senator Leyden observed, in taking a Private Member's motion like this, and getting the support around him of the local and wider communities for it. It is one of those days where one sees the ripple effect that it has on communities across Ireland.

Senator Leyden mentioned the North of Ireland and Brexit. It is something that we will have to be cognisant of because it would be such a shame if, through lack of negotiation and consultation, that there would be fracking the North. We will have to keep the pressure on and keep an eye on the situation and make sure that for the people of all of Ireland, we remain fracking-free. I thank the Minister of State for his engagement which I really appreciate. I look forward to the development of this discussion and to the day when we will celebrate as a nation that our energy sector is renewable and is helping to support a healthy environment for the people of the country.