Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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

Mr. Seamus Boland:

Deputy Fitzmaurice is on my page in this regard. I completely agree with him. There is nothing more to say. I think he is right. It needs to be written down in black and white, and we need to get to the crux of the matter.

On Rochfortbridge, his points are well noted. We put it forward as a possibility. In my opinion, it was two plus two equals four. I do not know how we did not think of it sooner. As Deputy Fitzmaurice stated, it is about will and desire. As already stated, that is why the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is trying to solve it.