Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion

Mr. Brian Lucas:

That is what I said. The Deputy has clarified the point I made.

Regarding interpretation of EU law, it is a road I am reluctant to go down. All I would say is there is a peatland infringement case against Ireland and a separate infringement case on this particular subject matter. As I said earlier, the European Commission does not mind whether we do it by statutory instrument or by primary legislation as long as we implement the directives. That is all I will say on that.

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