Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. John Neenan:

The specialist was to deal with volumes of peat but they went on then to send out a questionnaire to deal with areas of boglands, who owned them, whether they have right-of-ways or are adjoining a roadway. Those questions had nothing to do with the terms of reference and unfortunately there was a very poor response. They sent it to me and after speaking to me they sent it to the IFA, Kildare Growers and a number of other growers but it was not relevant to the growers, so I think the response was very little and that is part of the reason it has not been published. I understand there are three recommendations and they certainly will not solve the problem either. I will be surprised if it is published.

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