Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, as the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Ireland, is responsible for issuing phytosanitary certificates in accordance with legislative requirements for the export of plants, plant products and other objects, which also includes peat.  My Department is not involved in the regulation of peat extraction or in commercial decisions regarding peat sales. 

Consignor level details on phytosanitary certificates cannot be provided as this is commercially sensitive information.  Therefore, the following table provides information on the number of phytosanitary certificates issued for peat to non-European Union countries and the overall tonnage per year as recorded and available on our databases from 2015 onwards. 

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, as the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Ireland, is responsible for issuing phytosanitary certificates in accordance with legislative requirements for the export of plants, plant products and other objects, which also includes peat.  My Department is not involved in the regulation of peat extraction or in commercial decisions regarding peat sales. 

The following table provides information on the number of phytosanitary certificates issued for peat exports to non-European Union countries; the overall tonnage covered by the phytosanitary certificates issued from 2015 onwards as recorded on my Department's database.  Quantities were not recorded on the database prior to 2015.