Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-20
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Bernard Durkan (FG), Kildare North

In the context of the need for climate change targets to coexist with the agrifood sector and the need to monitor progress in respect of both, I ask the Minister to outline the extent to which he monitors the progress in those areas. For example, moss peat, which is an integral part of the horticultural sector in this country, is being discontinued and, I am told, replaced by an import. The question that arises is the degree to which the import, given that there is a carbon footprint and miles attached, achieves the benefits sought and whether any further measures are needed.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-20