Government moves to introduce nationwide ban on smoky coal
The sale of other solid fuels like unseasoned wood or wet wood could also be banned.
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The sale of other solid fuels like unseasoned wood or wet wood could also be banned.
The smoky coal ban was first introduced to Dublin in 1990.
The delay in expanding the smoky coal ban nationwide is due to fears over court action.
Minister Richard Bruton has not indicated when the ban is now likely to come into effect.
A ban on the sale of smoky coal was first introduced in Dublin in 1990.
Smoky coal is being banned across the country from the end of 2018.
Smoky coal is already banned in 27 towns and cities around the country, but now the Minister for the Environment says he wants to see it nationwide.
The ban on smokey coal in Dublin is believed to have resulted in at least 350 fewer deaths each year. Phil Hogan has announced a public consultation on the regulations around the ban.