Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)

1:30 pm

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is an issue with the extraction of peat by large commercial companies in certain bogs. One bog that has been brought to my attention is that at Clonsura in Westmeath. The extraction there is, allegedly, being done outside the law and without the necessary environmental impact assessments, EIAs, being pursued. What type of regulation does the Department have to ensure that large commercial companies are extracting turf according to the law?

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