Horticulture Sector

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 November 2021

Thursday, 4 November 2021

Ceisteanna (195)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

195. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address the crisis facing the Irish horticulture sector owing to the effective ban on indigenous peat harvesting; if he will seek the immediate publication of the report of the working group on the use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53792/21]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (Deputy Eamon Ryan)

I have no function in relation to the development of the horticultural sector nor the sourcing of peat for that sector. The report of the Working Group on the use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry was commissioned by Minister of State Malcolm Noonan, T.D., and I have no function in relation to its approval or publication.