Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Horticultural Peat Supply and Willow Scheme: Bord na Móna
Mr. Ger Breen:
Yes. There is a volume of professional horticultural peat, estimated to be around 2,000 tonnes, on the Prosperous bog. That will be supplied to ICL at the Coolnamona facility. Subject to quality assurance inspections by ICL, there may also be some additional professional peat available elsewhere. The professional grade peat is subject to high-quality parameters, but we will be conducting other research in conjunction with an independent individual and ICL on the suitability of other peat stocks.