Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Dunne very much for clarifying that. It is an absolute scandal. I am infuriated by having that fully confirmed. I absolutely believe the person who told me the story to be absolutely 100% right. Mr. Dunne has confirmed this now. It is a scandal that Department officials and Ministers would stand idly by while we have thousands of tonnes of peat stockpiled ready to be used and people are not allowed to cross the bog to access it. I find it ludicrous. Maybe if they used helicopters they might be able to bring it in or perhaps they would bring the Army in to do it, and stop people crossing the bog.