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Prohibition of Hydraulic Fracturing (Extraction of Hydrocarbon) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Richard Boyd Barrett · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 8 Nov 2016
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Bans hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and similar hydrocarbon extraction methods from coal seams, shale, and tight sands across Ireland.
- Bill lapsed without passing; never progressed beyond First Stage in Dáil Éireann.
- Would have prohibited all extraction practices for oil and gas from these rock formations if enacted.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil8 Nov 2016
Debates
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