Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Senator Pippa Hackett):

We have no jurisdiction on planning. We have tried to extend out supports in terms of recruiting planners to help across the board and maybe get that collaboration that is so needed across the Departments. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no role in the extraction of peat whatsoever. What we do have a role in is supporting-----

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