Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is no clarity, certainty or adequate sources when it comes to peat harvesting. There is no clarity on where the authority to change the planning law resides. Is it with the EU or the Government? There is no certainty as to whether the horticulture sector can survive going forward. There are no adequate levels or sources of peat, or rather there are, but people are banned from accessing them. What has this Government got against the horticulture sector and why is the sector being made to carry the burden of unworkable environmentally incoherent policies? What actions will the Government take to address this crisis which is deepening by the hour? Peat is being imported from tens of thousands of miles away which is increasing the carbon footprint. What actions will the Government take for this sector?

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