Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
235. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has had engagements with Bord na Móna on the provision of access to extraction equipment or mixing plant to the commercial peat extraction for the horticultural use sector in the State; the timeline for implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4497/22]
View answerI take it that the question refers to actions included in the Working Paper to Address Challenges Related to Peat Supply in the Horticulture Sector, recently published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.
That Working Paper was prepared by officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and my Department. As part of that process, officials from my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine engaged with Bord na Mona in relation to the proposed actions relevant to the Company.
Oversight of the implementation of the actions included in the Working Paper is a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.
