Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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On peat, there was a court case in the midlands earlier in June where the EPA had taken three growers to court. It was a major win for the producers in that the court established that three boglands were not technically and hydrologically connected. The EPA has continued to contend its flawed claim that bogland is hydrologically linked but unfortunately for it, it was unable to produce any evidence in this case or an expert to prove that they are linked. I think Mr. Rushe was here the day when Séamus Boland from Irish Rural Link was here. It had a pilot case to allow production of less than 30 ha. I think this judgment clears the way for that. Would Mr. Rushe agree we should put pressure on the Department now to push ahead with the case Mr. Boland presented to us?