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
Mr. Philip Nugent:
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is not responsible for the regulation of quarrying. That comes firmly within the remit of the planning system. Mr. Carberry has pointed out the reason the judgment was not challenged. It was because it was felt that there was not a realistic prospect of success, given the robustness of the judgment. It is certainly the case that-----
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