POLL: Should there be a ban on the sale of turf?
Many people depend on buying turf to heat their homes
The Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has insisted a proposed ban on the sale and distribution of turf will proceed from September despite the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, saying earlier, that imposing a blanket ban on the sale of turf would be going too far and it should not be illegal for neighbours to sell the fuel to those who need it to heat their homes.