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

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In case I am accused of misleading the committee, let me recategorise my review of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Its view is not that there is not a problem; rather, it is not its problem. I presume that would be a fair assessment of what it said.

Mr. Nugent said this is essentially the fault of the sector not engaging with the process. He can correct me if I am wrong about any of the information I have. I could well be wrong, because this is a complicated process. The EIA directive was agreed at an EU level in 1992. Is that correct?

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