Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2023
498. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of peat produced in Ireland from 2016 to 2021; and the level of peat exported from Ireland from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [21415/23]
View answerThe Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine has no responsibility for and does not monitor peat production in Ireland.
The quantity of peat exported from Ireland from 2016 to 2023 is outlined below in the table via figures from the CSO.
|
Year |
Tonnes of Peat Exported |
|
2016 |
1,012,634 |
|
2017 |
836,946 |
|
2018 |
765,785 |
|
2019 |
791,370 |
|
2020 |
919,371 |
|
2021 |
579,573 |
|
2022 |
392,853 |
|
2023 (Jan & Feb) |
58,737 |
These export figures, provided by the Central Statistics Office, refer to combined nomenclature (CN) code 27030000 - Peat, including peat litter, whether or not agglomerated. This description includes all types of peat and does not differentiate between peat used for horticulture or that used for heating. This description also includes briquettes. Peat agglomerates also includes peat substrates where peat is mixed with other materials such as fertilizer, perlite, sand, lime, wood fibre, bark. By way of example a peat reduced substrate mix of 30% Wood Fibre, 30% Bark & 40% Peat is still classed under the CN code 27030000.
