Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion
Dr. Eimear Cotter:
We believe in science. The case I believe the Deputy is referring to is one we took in the District Court in relation to extraction of peat, and the charges were dismissed. The reason those charges were dismissed was that we did not reach the threshold required for a criminal conviction. It is not to suggest that we do not believe in science. In that case, we did not reach the threshold-----
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