Bord na Mona’s bog rehabilitation project must put farmers first

IFA submission to public consultation highlights risk of flooding in affected areas

IFA says farmers whose land is neighbouring the planned development of the Pollagh and Ougther bogs in Co Offaly are concerned about the potential impact the rehabilitation may have on their land. File Picture.  

Bord na Móna plans to rehabilitate 80 of its bogs, covering 30,000ha, under the Peatlands Climate Action Scheme and public consultation on the matter has begun.

In its submission to the consultation process, the Irish Farmers’s Associaton (IFA) highlighted the importance of protecting the environment and managing the country’s national peatlands as well as “protecting the local farmers who may be affected negatively by the development of the Peatlands Climate Action Plan”.