Mr. Niall Curley:

Originally, Bord na Móna lands were already going to have to be rewet or restored under the wetland targets. According to this law, these lands have to be rewet to a certain extent. Under the current and only proposal, a cap has been introduced, and land that has been drained for peat extraction can be used in meeting the target. Of the 70% of peatlands that have been drained in whatever country across Europe, areas that were previously extracted for peat can now be considered in partial fulfilment of that target, with fewer measures of rewetting and restoration being taken in farming areas. If anything-----