Medical and scientific bodies warn Government turf-selling ban can't be delayed

Opponents of the proposed turf ban claim it is unconscionable at a time when utility bills are soaring, and that the most vulnerable would be the biggest casualties.

Senior medical and scientific bodies have warned the Government it must press ahead with the proposed turf-selling ban, insisting the decision “simply cannot be delayed”.

The intervention by the Climate and Health Alliance, which includes members of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, UCC School of Public Health, and the National Children’s Hospital Ireland, will put further pressure on the Government to act.