Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Discussion
Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I do not think that anyone here believes that there is going to be an alternative in place by September, at which point this sector will be in serious trouble. Is it possible that the date for this change can be stretched out to 2030 to let the sector come up with the solutions and alternatives that have been referred to? I wonder could such an approach be adopted instead of bringing materials from halfway around the world, with the resulting carbon footprint. What has been discussed so far is a crazy situation.
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