Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 September 2021
98. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the conditions that must be fulfilled before a person may engage in the commercial sale of peat and-or peat-related products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44510/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are currently no specific conditions laid down by my Department that must be fulfilled before a person may engage in the commercial sale of peat or peat-related products.New regulations are being developed to begin the phasing out of the most polluting fuels, and from 2022 new standards for all solid fuels will apply in Ireland. In order to accommodate those with rights to harvest sod peat, no ban on its burning will be introduced. However, a regulatory regime to reduce its harm in more urbanised areas is under examination.
