Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I put it to Mr. Boland that the reports the RPS Group published on the national parks were peer reviewed. A hydrologist from Queen's University Belfast did the research. This is not about damaging water in an area. The scientists, or whoever Mr. Boland spoke to, could do with looking at the research. It was carried out in 14 different places. It was not a one-off. The upwelling is what needs to be watched in the hydrology of a raised bog, not draining a well up or down the road. The upwelling and the type of soil under it are what need to be watched.

I am not an expert in horticulture but I have learned a good bit about it. When the bog near Rochfortbridge is bulldozed, I understand, a minimum of 3 m is needed and that there is a danger of contamination that would knock it out. Is that correct?