Prohibition of Hydraulic Fracturing Bill 2015
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
A ban on fracking in Ireland would stop the State from giving out licences, permits or other approvals for shale gas exploration, drilling or the infrastructure needed to support it, including in territorial waters. It would also stop Ministers, State bodies and agencies from carrying out or authorising fracking-related work, and would block the processing or disposal of fracking fluids in the State. The main aim is to protect water, land and the climate from the risks the Bill says fracking poses.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to provide for a prohibition on the issue of any consent, licences or permits for the exploration, prospecting or leases or other permissions to facilitate Hydraulic Fracturing projects or the exploitation of shale gas from within the State, together with the development of any infrastructure or facilities required for Hydraulic Fracturing within the State, and includes a prohibition on the pursuit by any Minister, or State Agency or Body on behalf of the State engaging in Hydraulic Fracturing within the State, or to hold or otherwise act on as if they held any consent, licence or permit for the exploration, prospecting or leases or other permissions to facilitate Hydraulic Fracturing projects or the exploitation of shale gas from within the State, including development of any infrastructure or facilities required for Hydraulic Fracturing within the State. The prohibitions referred to include a prohibition extending to the territorial waters of the State.
Last updated 12 April 2018
- Richard Boyd Barrett Primary
- First StageDáil
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