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

The question the committee has asked of a number of different stakeholders is how quickly this could be done, if it were done perfectly. We are told that within the current dual licensing system and a potential judicial review, the best-case scenario would be four to six years. Does Mr. Boland agree?

The suggestion is a pilot scheme that would potentially run for six years before being replicated. That means that by the time we got to a working planning system, it could go beyond the period after which the Government has stated the use of peat will be prohibited entirely.