Local election candidate blasts government for not introducing smokey coal ban

The government have been blasted for not introducing a nationwide ban on smoky coal.

Environment Minister Richard Bruton says the decision not to introduce the ban nationwide is due to legal concerns, and fears it would hurt people in rural areas who rely on the likes of turf and logs to heat their home.

Nessa Cosgrove is a Labour candidate for the Sligo/Leitrim/South Donegal North Roscommon constituency.

She fears the Government's decision not to introduce the ban nationwide was influenced by coal providers.

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