Mr. Philip Nugent:

I do not want to prejudge the actions in the proposed supplemental measures that will go before the Ministers very soon, but they are focused on forensically looking at the potential for what would have been regarded as sub-optimal grades of peat in the past to see if they can be mixed or blended to tide us over for a further period. We are also looking at the existing expertise within various organisations around using their supply chains, international or otherwise, to try to source other peat in that way.

I am also conscious that other operators in the sector are looking at the possibility of identifying suitable sub-30 ha sites that could be brought on stream in a reasonably short period, subject to achieving all of the necessary consents.