Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the plight of families who are prevented from cutting turf on their own bogs after centuries and who are now deprived access to this natural resource at a time of financial stress and increasing costs of alternative fuels. Furthermore that an inquiry be held into suggestions that designated bogs have deteriorated by 35% in the past ten years which was not caused by ordinary people cutting turf for their own use and for which blame is attempted to be applied by disallowing the use of their own natural resource.

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