A ban on the sale of turf has now been paused pending a review, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has told a private Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting.
It comes just hours after Green Party leader Eamon Ryan defended the upcoming ban on the sale of turf and said elderly people who use it to heat their homes are also concerned about air pollution.
Minister Ryan has faced cross-party criticism on his plans to regulate the sale and distribution of turf from September given that so many rural homes use turf to heat their homes.
