Dail heats up over turf ban proposals
A Donegal Deputy is warning that the proposed turf ban is the straw that will break the camel’s back. The comments were made during a motion for the removal of the Carbon Tax. TDs have been heavily debating the motion in the Dail today and if passed, could…
Proposed turf ban ‘madness’
A Sligo Leitrim Deputy has rowed in behind calls for the proposed turf ban to be scrapped. A vote will take place tonight on a Sinn Fein motion to scrap plans to ban the sale and distribution of turf from September. Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has been under…
ROI leader describes turf ban as a knee-jerk reaction to dealing with climate change
A suggestion by Green Party Leader and Environment Minister Eamonn Ryan to ban the selling and distribution of turf from September 1st is another knee-jerk, no common sense approach to dealing with climate change. That’s according to the leader of the Rural Ireland Organisation, Gerry Loftus, who says that…