I want to ask the Tánaiste a very specific question about the draft Air Pollution Act (amendment) Bill. It has been widely reported, certainly by the local media where I live, that this legislation could potentially grant local authorities the power to search people's homes and seize or destroy unapproved materials. What I am talking about is turf, which people use to heat their homes. My question is very specific. Does this proposed legislation give powers to a local authority or indeed any authority to go into people's homes and seize turf that the homeowners are using to heat their homes?

The legislation respects turbary rights and the rights of people, historically and traditionally, who have used turf from their own bogs to fuel their own homes. That will continue. There is no question of people going into people's homes, taking turf and penalising them or anything like that. That is not going to happen. That is scaremongering to an extraordinary degree. To be fair to the Minister, there was a lot of discussion at the time between the three parties in government on the air quality Bill. We are very anxious to protect those who had historical and traditional practices in respect of the bogs they own and so on. The commercial exploitation of bogs is a separate question and air quality-----

That is not what I asked. I asked about homeowners.

I know. I was just making the point for clarity purposes. Deputy Harkin got the answer in terms of domestic use.