Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of horticultural peat imported to the State in tonnes, by year, in each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Central Statistics Office collect data on peat imports and exports. The data captured is not so granular as to differentiate peat types i.e. peat for fuel or horticultural peat. The table below details peat imports by year from 2016 to 2021. Import figures for the period 2022 to date are not available yet.

I am fully committed to supporting Irish horticultural growers and I am acutely aware of the difficulties faced by the horticultural industry in relation to the supply of peat.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of horticultural peat imported to the State in tonnes, by month, from 2021 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16613/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Central Statistics Office collect data on peat imports and exports. The data captured is not so granular as to differentiate peat types i.e. peat for fuel or horticultural peat. The table below details peat imports by month during 2021. CSO figures are not yet available for 2022.

I am fully committed to supporting Irish horticultural growers and I am acutely aware of the difficulties faced by the horticultural industry in relation to the supply of peat.