Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter: the impending closure of 32 raised bogs nationally, including eight in County Galway, under the European Union habitats directive; to seek a reprieve by the Government of one of the craziest decisions ever made, which will prevent thousands of bog owners from cutting their own domestic supply of turf from their own bogs next year at a time when oil prices are escalating and the economy is on its knees and now the only response of the Government is to evict such bog owners from their own properties. The Government should pause and stop this madness now.

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