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    Belfast Telegraph: Fracking: Drilling will not be allowed in Northern Ireland unless it's proven safe, warns Environment Minister Mark H Durkan

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Shale gas drilling will not be allowed in Northern Ireland unless it's proven safe

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Belfast Telegraph: Fracking: Drilling will not be allowed in Northern Ireland unless it's proven safe, warns Environment Minister Mark H Durkan

There will be no fracking allowed in Co Fermanagh - or anywhere else in Northern Ireland - unless it can be proved safe beyond doubt, the Environment Minister has pledged.

Mark H Durkan set out his strong message on the controversial energy source as he prepared to meet residents in Co Fermanagh who are protesting against the prospect that fracking will go ahead in the county.
 
The SDLP minister said any application to carry out fracking "will be considered in a very robust manner". "I am acutely aware that the fracking issue is causing great distress to local people in Fermanagh," he added. "I will be meeting with residents and elected representatives later in the week to hear their concerns at first-hand.

 

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