All eyes are on local TDs as the government faces pressure to drop its proposed ban.
Sinn Féin is urging midlands TDs to vote against the government's turf proposals in the Dáil tonight.
The party is calling for the proposed ban on the sale of turf to be dropped and for a temporary reduction on excise duty on home heating oil to be introduced.
Laois-Offaly TD Brian Stanley feels the practice of burning turf is rapidly dying out already and no intervention is necessary.
The Sinn Féin deputy says punishing householders with no alternative is not the way forward:
Sinn Féin TD Sorca Clarke is also imploring her constituency colleagues in Longford-Westmeath to support the motion tonight.
Meanwhile, the junior minister with responsibility for rural Ireland says reports show that lower income people won't be worse off thanks to the carbon tax.
Joe O'Brien has been responding to opposition criticism of the government's climate plans and upcoming ban on turf.
The Green Party TD claims the financial impact of climate measures will actually help those who are less well off:
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