Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Action 110 in the whole-of-Government climate action plan relates to land use mapping. My understanding was the Department was due to hold a consultation with stakeholders on the matter by quarter 4 of 2020. I am interested in finding out how that is progressing, or is it one of the 15% of recommendations that have not yet been actioned?

The €60 million in potential funding is from Europe agreeing to the PSO being put into the fund. How exactly will that work?

The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, led by the Minister, Deputy Madigan, is holding a consultation on the continuation or otherwise of peat extraction for horticulture. What is the involvement of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in that regard? Will it be involved in the consultation process?

Rewetting is the rehabilitation of cutaway bogs formerly used for peat extraction for power plants. Will Mr. Donnellan indicate, in the four areas he set out, what percentage of Bord na Móna's overall land bank that is? What degree of carbon savings does he expect from it? Of the €60 million, if that is the correct figure to fund it over a period, how much does he expect to save?

Mr. Carroll stated there will be possibly 100 new jobs directly related to the development of renewable energy assets. I am interested in hearing details on solar power. I do not know what the ESB's or Bord na Móna's plans are it. Is it possible to rewet the bogs and install solar technology at the same time? Mr. Dollard stated we should examine the assets we have. I would imagine that the main asset is the grid connection. Given that the plants must be located close to depleted bogs, one would think there is an obvious use for the grid connection. I do not know whether that would work due to the power-to-area ratio.