Rural Life
A TD has claimed retrofitting local authority houses will take at least a decade and the proposed ban on the sale of turf is "premature".
A Sinn Féin motion to scrap the planned ban on the commercial sale of turf was defeated in a Dáil vote last night (Wednesday, April 27).
Environment
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has called on the government to act to keep all turf in the ground...
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that there will be no ban on the sharing of turf "for those with rights to harvest sod".
The Fine Gael deputy government chief whip and Seanad whip have told Minister Eamon Ryan that his proposed ban on the sale of turf "should not proceed".
A number of TDs and senators from Fianna Fáil will formally call on Minister Ryan to suspend plans to introduce a ban on the sale of turf.
There will be no ban on the gifting or sharing of turf under planned restrictions on its sale proposed by Minister Eamon Ryan.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, deputy Matt Carthy, has said that the government must...
A proposed ban on the sale of turf from September is causing "severe stress" to homeowners, according to an independent TD.
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, deputy Matt Carthy has criticised the government's mixed...
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has confirmed that a ban on...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan has said there needs to be absolute clarity on the...
The proposed ban on the sale and gifting of turf, which was recently suggested by the environment...