The EU Commission has taken further legal action against Ireland for failing to halt the cutting of peat within Special Areas of Conservation.
It’s calling on Ireland to stop the ongoing cutting of peat in areas designated to conserve raised bogs and blanket bogs under the EU Habitats Directive.
The commission says peat and turf cutting activities in these areas are still ongoing and enforcement action by the Irish authorities “appears to have stalled”.
Ireland now has two months to respond to the Commission’s latest legal proceedings. Otherwise it may decide to refer Ireland to the EU Court of Justice.
Adalbert Jahnz is a spokesperson for the commission………
