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- Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)
Mark Wall: ...local papers in County Westmeath. I was shocked to learn, especially as someone who lives in the midlands, that just over three weeks ago this country, which is famed for the quality of its peat, imported 4,000 tonnes of horticultural peat from Latvia. It has been said that the 3,000 km journey had to be further supplemented by 200 trucks in order to bring the peat to the port in Latvia...
- Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)
Mark Wall: I accept that but let me quote the Minister of State again. He said that he had no problem with extracting peat extraction from the planning process. That is what he said.
- Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)
Mark Wall: ...not quoting the Minister of State on that but on the whole issue, which is why we need three Ministers. I accept that he did not say that but I quoted him correctly in terms of the exemption from peat extraction. We need three Ministers to debate these matters because, as my colleagues have said, different versions have come from sections of the Government, which is always difficult to...
- Seanad: Tourism: Statements (28 Jul 2020)
Mark Wall: ...all agree Ireland could become a world leader in this regard, and with the support of the Government it would be able to offer an unrivalled package. I spent several hours last Saturday at one potential site, the Umeras peatlands experience just outside Monasterevin in County Kildare, which fits the bill in so many ways. This Bord na Móna bog has the potential to become an...