Ireland has been burning peat as a source of heat in homes for hundreds of years. It's the only abundant fuel source in Ireland. In recent years much of the raised bogland has been protected for conservation, and stripped bogs being converted into solar and wind farms.

This is only a proposed policy, it is not a law, it hasn't even been voted on by parliament.

And with elected representatives like this, I wouldn't be putting money on this becoming law any time soon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2e-gOeN3DM or if it does become law, expect it to become a rolling target that gets kicked down the road rather than a fixed one.

That's Danny Haely-Rae; he's an idiot, yes, but not in the ruling party and generally politically irrelevant. This agreement is government policy and will very likely become law.