Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

One thing needs to be made clear by the committee. The National Parks and Wildlife Service is trying to resolve an issue in conjunction with ecologists and scientists and they are trying to find alternatives for people to make sure that those 53 bogs are as far as possible preserved and that we can get re-wetting done. We must also ensure that minerals from land do not come in. We must ensure the drain between the bog and the land is kept clear because minerals from land are not good for the bog. Objections are coming in. If environmentalists keep objecting, because it is private property people will keep doing what they were doing until an alternative is put in front of them.

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