625 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the drafting of a new Water Framework Directive compliant regulations to include a modernised system of registration and prior authorisation will commence later; if these regulations will be in place at the latest by end of 2012 as outlined in the Shannon River basin amendment report, appendix 1; if the same legislation will include the requirement for identification of safe guard zones for the protection of drinking water supplies in accordance with Article 7(3) Directive 2000/60/EC; in accordance with the same directive 2000/60/EC if he will undertake a detailed groundwater monitoring programme for the purpose of establishing threshold values in this area for a monitoring period as recommended by the directive for six years prior to the consideration of any work that may impact the risk of ground water contamination in the west Cavan/north Leitrim areas; in relation to the proposed process of hydraulic fracking exploration under the same directive 2000/60/EC if he will make it mandatory for exploration companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in advance of any approval of exploration activities being done, extend the minimum number of pollutants, in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC, and reduce their associated threshold values for material used in hydraulic fracking that are known to have a detrimental effect on environment and human health; if he will introduce regulation on the construction and use of pit storage sites for prevention of groundwater containment from hydraulic fracking especially from flow back fluids; if he will introduce regulation and standards for the prevention of improperly plugged well heads that result in leaking into groundwater system, with correct regulation for capping existing, Glangevlin and Kiltyclougher, Lough Macnean areas that may have a problem, and future well heads in place the risk to ground water contamination would be prevented; and if he will introduce legislation for the regulation of hydraulic fracking wastes to prevent any ground water contamination under Directive 2000/60/EC. [27191/12]

Summary

625 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the drafting of a new Water Framework Directive compliant regulations to include a modernised system of registration and prior authorisation will commence later; if these regulations will be in place at the latest by end of 2012 as outlined in the Shannon River basin amendment report, appendix 1; if the same legislation will include the requirement for identification of safe guard zones for the protection of drinking water supplies in accordance with Article 7(3) Directive 2000/60/EC; in accordance with the same directive 2000/60/EC if he will undertake a detailed groundwater monitoring programme for the purpose of establishing threshold values in this area for a monitoring period as recommended by the directive for six years prior to the consideration of any work that may impact the risk of ground water contamination in the west Cavan/north Leitrim areas; in relation to the proposed process of hydraulic fracking exploration under the same directive 2000/60/EC if he will make it mandatory for exploration companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in advance of any approval of exploration activities being done, extend the minimum number of pollutants, in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC, and reduce their associated threshold values for material used in hydraulic fracking that are known to have a detrimental effect on environment and human health; if he will introduce regulation on the construction and use of pit storage sites for prevention of groundwater containment from hydraulic fracking especially from flow back fluids; if he will introduce regulation and standards for the prevention of improperly plugged well heads that result in leaking into groundwater system, with correct regulation for capping existing, Glangevlin and Kiltyclougher, Lough Macnean areas that may have a problem, and future well heads in place the risk to ground water contamination would be prevented; and if he will introduce legislation for the regulation of hydraulic fracking wastes to prevent any ground water contamination under Directive 2000/60/EC. [27191/12]

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1. 6 June 2012

   Hydraulic Fracturing

   625 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the drafting of a new Water Framework Directive compliant regulations to include a modernised system of registration and prior authorisation will commence later; if these regulations will be in place at the latest by end of 2012 as outlined in the Shannon River basin amendment report, appendix 1; if the same legislation will include the requirement for identification of safe guard zones for the protection of drinking water supplies in accordance with Article 7(3) Directive 2000/60/EC; in accordance with the same directive 2000/60/EC if he will undertake a detailed groundwater monitoring programme for the purpose of establishing threshold values in this area for a monitoring period as recommended by the directive for six years prior to the consideration of any work that may impact the risk of ground water contamination in the west Cavan/north Leitrim areas; in relation to the proposed process of hydraulic fracking exploration under the same directive 2000/60/EC if he will make it mandatory for exploration companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in advance of any approval of exploration activities being done, extend the minimum number of pollutants, in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC, and reduce their associated threshold values for material used in hydraulic fracking that are known to have a detrimental effect on environment and human health; if he will introduce regulation on the construction and use of pit storage sites for prevention of groundwater containment from hydraulic fracking especially from flow back fluids; if he will introduce regulation and standards for the prevention of improperly plugged well heads that result in leaking into groundwater system, with correct regulation for capping existing, Glangevlin and Kiltyclougher, Lough Macnean areas that may have a problem, and future well heads in place the risk to ground water contamination would be prevented; and if he will introduce legislation for the regulation of hydraulic fracking wastes to prevent any ground water contamination under Directive 2000/60/EC. [27191/12]

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