Turf and timber row flares up as Green Party Minister orders 'consultation'
Turf and timber row flares up as Green Party Minister orders 'consultation' Laois Offaly Green and Fianna Fáil colleagues at odds Reporter: '); '); A row has flared up over a consultation plan on the burning of solid fuel such as turf and timber with a Laois Offaly colleagues in Government on either side of the fence. Laois Offaly Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has pledged to fight against proposals to ban the cutting and burning of turf saying it was never in the coalition deal. However, his Green Party Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett says a review is 'timely'.
Source: leinsterexpress.ie