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Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Micheál Carrigy · Fine Gael
- Introduced
- 23 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 28 Mar 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Exempts peat extraction for horticulture from planning permission and environmental licensing requirements for a temporary period to address supply shortages.
- Treats peat extraction for horticulture as an established activity; operators must apply for licences but face no enforcement action during exemption period.
- Minister must review the exemption within two years and may extend it, but cannot extend beyond 2030.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad23 Nov 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad27 Mar 2025
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