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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 and reduce the further importation of peat from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37986/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: There is no restriction on peat extraction other than the requirement that operators have the necessary consents in place. For peat extraction, in the first instance this involves gaining the necessary permissions under the Planning system, in relation to which I have no function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a fair and workable licensing system to allow for the phasing out of horticultural peat harvesting while ensuring there is a secure supply of growing media in order that the sustainable horticultural sector is not jeopardised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37987/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I consider the current consent system for peat extraction to be both fair and workable. Commercial peat extraction is subject to a dual consent process requiring planning permission and, for sites over 50 hectares, an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, there has been a history of widespread non-compliance with this dual...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I have no function in relation to setting such development conditions for peat extraction. In the first instance the regulation of peat extraction takes place via the Planning system, in relation to which I have no function. Where a development additionally requires an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license, this is a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency. The Agency is an...