Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does Mr. Nugent not see how a reversal of that decision, or how the initial decision was made, is what has caused the problem for the horticulture sector? A reversal of that decision could be an interim solution until we come up with some of the alternatives that are being researched. If three individuals in the private sector were trying to solve a problem, at this stage I, or somebody else, would have brought them together, along with Bord na Móna, to address the situation. Specific, targeted bogs for commercial purposes, in the interests of saving another sector, would be something that could be considered. It could engage with the system for production of horticultural peat in designated bogs in the interim until we have alternatives. Does Mr. Nugent not think that is something the Department could have discussed, addressed or explored as part of its tripartite effort to come up with a solution?