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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It was never shared with the climate change committee. It was never published

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: First, I join in the very warm congratulations to Senator Clonan. There were so many incredibly strong candidates and we watched such an interesting debate. Senator Clonan arrived into this House at a very timely moment because we have a special committee for the duration of this Oireachtas where we are particularly tasked with examining the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes.

Seanad: Carbon Budgets: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In the context of discussing supporting or not supporting the carbon budgets, let us be clear that, in fact, the debate is in respect of whether these are the right carbon budgets. Of course, if they are not approved today - I have no doubt they will be approved - the consequence would be that they would be revised. There are problems with the carbon budgets as currently presented....

Seanad: Carbon Budgets: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am sorry, but I have three specific questions for the Minister of State. Will there be plans for a review of the 2025 budget based on the IPCC science which has emerged? Will there be plans relating to the 2030 and 2035 budget in respect of the principles of climate justice?

Seanad: Carbon Budgets: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is crucial that we get these answers-----

Seanad: Carbon Budgets: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: -----because the information has not been provided to us. Do not tell us about the plan, but about why there is this frame and how it is intended to approach this in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the SEAI for the presentation. Retrofitting has become even more crucial in the current context. Of course the emissions reduction is our priority but we are also talking about safety, fuel poverty and energy security for families and households. I am a little concerned about the narrative around growing the market. As Dr. Byrne himself said, the ultimate goal is emissions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Can I ask one last question? It is about disability allowance as a category. The carer's allowance is one of the categories to qualify for the warmer homes scheme. I ask Dr. Byrne to address the backlog in the warmer homes scheme. Should disability allowance be one of the categories as well? Is there space for a joint product, that is, retrofitting combined with adaptive needs for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Can it not do retrofits? Is there a role for the State to do retrofits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Okay, but has there been consideration the idea of a joint retrofit that includes adaptive needs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Has there been a conversation about rental protection attached to the landlord incentives?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I mean protection against evictions when works are being carried out. For Part 4 tenants that is a concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: This is all very interesting. I am coming at it from the point of view of how it fits into the climate piece in terms of emission reductions. While agriculture has lower emission reduction targets for the coming years than other areas, it still has to meet very serious emission reduction targets. They are not as high as in other sectors. Effectiveness, efficiency and the impact on soil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Did I get cut off there a moment ago?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: At what point was I cut off? Was I on the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I had said about linking into Pillar 1 of the eco-scheme, the nitrates derogation and the need to, overall, reduce our emissions and how the witnesses see this contributing to that. There has been some extensive discussion on the health and safety aspects of anaerobic digestion, but the emission element is very important. We know there are concerns about a large amount of methane leakage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Does Mr. Dolan see himself intersecting more with Pillar 1? It is interesting. I was not speaking about the idea of maximum livestock. For the GPS to qualify under Pillar 1, it needs to be combined with either a nitrate reduction or a maximum limit on livestock. It seems, for it to qualify, it will have to link one or both of them in each individual time it might apply. I wanted to get a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We are not looking to keep going in what we are doing but to reduce. The key point is that we have targets we have to meet in the coming five years and in the five years after that. We have then got quite a leap to go to from 2030 to 2050. We will need any additional savings we can make in the period 2030 to 2050, but we will really have to do everything. We cannot rely on any future...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. Macken's comments about appropriate cropping are also interesting so that, as well as lowering the level of nitrogen needed, it seems it may also be useful for determining what the best and effective use of a particular soil might be. I thank Mr. Macken. My last question was on methane and the measurement of methane leakage.