A Kerry TD has told the Dáil that Fine Gael and Fianna were 'losing rural Ireland' over the turf issue.
It came during a debate on a Sinn Féin motion, calling for a ban on the sale of turf to be scrapped.
It's due to be introduced in September, but Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae says Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has lost the plot.
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The government was last night accused of treating turf like an illegal drug.
