Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Kevin Mahon:

I am not an expert on other countries but all I know are the consents we have. Our company harvests peat in Germany, Latvia and Lithuania and we have been doing it for years without any issues. It is only in Ireland that there is this problem.