Turf ban Ireland

Opposition to a ban on the sale and distribution of turf due to be introduced in September is mounting in Kerry.

10 years ago, a bitter and protracted row over an EU directive signed by then minister for heritage Jimmy Deenihan banning turf cutting on a large raised bog near Listowel led to protests outside his local office. “We rely on turf, myself included. Opposition to a ban on the sale and distribution of turf due to be introduced in September by the Minister for the Environment is mounting in Kerry and other areas, where thousands of households depend on turf for winter fuel.

“Turf cutting by citizens for use in their own homes is a traditional activity across many peatlands, and while measures are required to reduce the emissions ...

“That bit of extra turf will cover the cost of cutting and make their turf free for the year. Senior sources said on Monday that it would have been politically more desirable to exempt peat but it would have meant that the State could not impose a blanket ban on smoky coals. The proposed ban on the sale of turf was unavoidable because otherwise a nationwide prohibition on the sale of smoky coal would not have been possible, the Department of the Environment has said.

Anyone concerned about the climate crisis, biodiversity or air pollution should support the ban o...

“We are in a wartime situation,” he said. Let’s do it in a just transitionable way.” “It is nothing of the sort. “We’re in a situation where people are struggling, actually, to buy oil. “Obviously, if you want to talk about an agenda, both are really important, climate and health, but if you want to talk about this, it is actually about the state of our air quality.” That’s the madness involved in this.”

Ban on the sale of turf in Ireland from September 1st, 2022, under new regulations from the FG, FF and Green Party government.

However, they will not be permitted to place it on the market for sale or distribution to others.” However, a regulatory regime to reduce its harm in more urbanised areas is under examination. He stated that the government is not placing a ban on cutting or burning turf to “accommodate those with rights” to harvest sod peat.

"The Green party are living on cloud cuckoo land and have absolutely no grasp of the current energy and financial realities impacting Irish families"

“A deep retrofit costs €50,000, it’s out of reach... Wexford TD Verona Murphy branded the move as "backwards." “Therefore, to accommodate those with rights to harvest sod peat, no ban on its cutting or burning will be introduced, but a regulatory provision will be made to prohibit the placing on the market, sale or distribution of sod peat.