Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-01-28
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Darragh O'Brien (FF), Dublin Fingal

I will deal with some of the questions and the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, will respond to the question about horticultural peat.
On housing, it is unfortunate that we have had to close the construction sector in the interests of public safety and to reduce the movement of people. There are some exemptions and those regulations will be updated and published later tonight. The Deputy will see the exemptions. I take his point as I am familiar with rural housing. My constituency has a large rural area in which one-off rural houses are also prevalent but it is difficult to differentiate between one type of house and another. I am focused on getting the sector reopened fully on 5 March.
The Minister of State will answer the question about horticultural peat and the planning. I will respond to the Deputy in writing on the other items. I will also respond to Deputy Connolly once she clarifies the report to which she referred. I am happy to do so in the interest of answering the question that was put.

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Sitting date: 2021-01-28