The Government has defeated a Sinn Féin motion that sought to scrap plans to restrict the sale of turf.
The motion was voted down by 72 votes to 63.
As the difference was fewer than ten votes, the Sinn Féin whip Padraig MacLochlainn sought and was granted a roll call vote.
The motion was subsequently defeated by 72 votes to 64.
The motion had sought approval to scrap plans to restrict the sale of turf, cancel the carbon tax increase on 1 May and to temporarily remove excise duty on home heating oil.
The Rural Independent group's motion to remove carbon tax was defeated by 77 votes to 58.
It called on the Government to acknowledge that the carbon tax is "first and foremost a tax plan and not an environmental plan".
Earlier, the Taoiseach indicated that there will be no ban on turf sales "for the remainder of the year".
He was replying to the Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, who argued he should reverse his position on seeking to restrict turf sales.
Micheál Martin told the Dáil: "There is no ban on the use of turf in rural Ireland and there will be no ban for the remainder of the year."
The Department of the Environment is working on draft regulations on a clean air strategy, including the previously announced nationwide ban on smoky coal.
However, it emerged that the regulations would also include a ban in September on the sale of commercial turf.
It is understood that enforcement of the ban would be done on the basis of air quality measurements.
Mr Martin told the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting that the issue of turf cutting could have been handled better.
However, he thanked his backbenchers for what he termed their "constructive input".
Mr Martin said he believed there should be "further engagement" on the draft regulations, adding that Fianna Fáil wants people's current rights to be protected.
He said there will be further discussions on the issue and draft regulations have not yet been finalised, which may have to be referred to the European Commission.
There will be no proposals that affect traditional turf practices or the sharing of turf in rural Ireland, he said, adding there is a pragmatic and sensible way to resolve the issue.
Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan said that the Government has engaged in a detailed public consultation and that people's concerns must be listened to so that cleaner air can be developed, particularly in rural Ireland.
He said that people who have access to a bog will be able to continue what they have been doing in recent years.
Mr Ryan said that this was not just about turf, it was also about getting rid of smoky coal.
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin said the Green Party leader is committed to talking to coalition partners about the turf cutting issue.
She said Mr Ryan has been consulting with coalition partners and added that as a coalition there will always be issues that have to be negotiated. She said the regulations are still only in draft form.
However, Ms Martin said 1,300 deaths are caused by air pollution each year and these measures are about reducing that.
She added that it is also about respecting turf cutting rights and paying attention to how the Government can assist with fuel poverty.
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Ms McDonald had said that the Government's plans for turf cutting was "the wrong move at the wrong time", and called on the Government to "ditch this plan".
The Taoiseach said this would require the abolition of carbon tax legislation.
"The only way we could implement your motion this evening would be to get rid of the legislation that underpins carbon tax", he said.
The issue of regulations on smoky fuels, such as coal, turf and wet wood, to reduce air pollution has caused great unease among TDs from rural constituencies in both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
In a robust exchange of views at meetings with each of those parties yesterday, Mr Ryan insisted that the regulations will focus only on the large-scale commercial sales and not on the traditional use of turf in rural areas.
However, those words have not reassured many in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael who already rejected a proposal to allow the sale of turf in small communities with a population of less than 500 people.
The regulations are now likely to be discussed further by the Government party leaders in the weeks ahead, before going to Cabinet.
Significantly, it is expected that the contentious regulations will also involve consultation with the European Commission, which could make binding recommendations on the plan.
Additional reporting Paul Cunningham
