Peat briquettes could be included in smoky fuels ban, says Eamon Ryan 

The Government has been severely criticised by the opposition and by its own backbench TDs for seeking to introduce a ban on the sale of turf. FIle Picture iStock

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said peat briquettes could be included in a ban on smoky fuels from next September if they are found to produce excess pollution.

Speaking in the Dáil on Thursday, Mr Ryan made clear that not alone would turf be considered but also additional products.