Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2022
879. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of phytosanitary certificates issued by his Department for peat products exported for certain companies (details supplied) per year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38840/22]
View answerMy 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.
|
Year |
No. of Phyto Certs |
Quantity Tonnes |
|
2015 |
533 |
48,918 |
|
2016 |
423 |
50,771 |
|
2017 |
423 |
55,480 |
|
2018 |
445 |
55,476 |
|
2019 |
599 |
62,072 |
|
2020 |
620 |
59,730 |
|
2021 |
485 |
53,541 |
|
2022 to date |
192 |
26,782 |
