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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Mr. Ryan is confirming that EirGrid will amend its strategy to incorporate the 80% target. Is it looking at cost specifically? Given that the cost of renewable energy in Ireland is the highest in the EU, we need to bring down the cost to incentivise people to come in and access the market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: EirGrid supports establishing a high-level cross-government body to meet regularly and feed into the Department on how to bring down the cost of renewable energy. It is an ask from the wind organisations that there needs to be a cross-government high-level body that identifies the costs involved in renewable energy and how we reduce those costs. Would EirGrid be supportive of such a body...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: In order for green hydrogen to be economically viable, we have to bring down the cost of the renewables, which in Ireland is the highest compared with, for example, Poland, Greece, Spain, which is the lowest, but right across the board. Our renewable energy is more expensive in Ireland, and if we want a green hydrogen strategy that will be viable, we have to bring down the cost of renewables.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: How many meetings have been had by the demand reduction sector with the Department in regard to a new demand-side strategy?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I want to add my support for Senator Hoey's comments on blood donation. I agree that we must have a science-based policy approach. Last week I asked the Minister for Health to give confirmation of when we will move to the individual assessment approach but was just told that it would be by the end of this year. The Minister also needs to justify the use of a four-month rather than a...

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I echo what others have said in condemning the completely outrageous actions by Russia. The war on Ukraine has certainly shone a spotlight on food production, not just in this country but also internationally. We are only at the tip of the iceberg of this food crisis. I am aware that officials are insisting that food available availability is not at stake...

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: They are not choosing.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Last week, the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Peter Burke, was in the Minister's place in the Chamber. Am I right?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Sorry. The Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, gave a commitment that we would see the regulations before we got to this point. Is it possible for the Minister to share those draft regulations? We should at least have that, given that the families have come all this way. The Minister of State gave that commitment to the Seanad. We accepted they would be draft regulations and could change,...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I echo what Senator Boyhan said and I commend Senator Higgins on tabling these amendments. I am keen to hear the Minister reassure Senators in respect of how we will protect the environment and environmental law with the regulations. Part of my frustration and that of the Irish Environmental Network - I am sure Senator Higgins will agree - relates to the fact this provisions of the Bill...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Senator Gavan addressed many of the issues about the workers that we spoke about with a unified voice in this House. We are all in favour of the ending of mink farming, but we are concerned about the workers and how they will be treated. As I have said repeatedly on all Stages of this Bill, there is a concern not just in the short term for the workers in mink farming who are directly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Before I say any more I want to quote the Republican Governor of Utah who said about the transgender community last week that, "Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few." It is important to put on the record that trans rights are human rights. Today I want to speak about the decarbonisation of our energy infrastructure and the importance of energy security. We know that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank both witnesses. Mr. Heslin summed up the issue at the end in his points about Fido and the database. Fido is trying to do the right thing, but if this is not legally mandated, its competitors will not comply and then unscrupulous breeders will be driven to those databases. Does Mr. Heslin think the review of the microchip legislation needs to mandate that all the online sale...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: As for the 65%, one of the problems is that the Minister's response when we bring this up - and I have brought it up in the Seanad - is that the public need to do their homework and their research if they are going to buy a pup rather than going to a rescue. The problem, however, is that they cannot do their research because they do not know what a proper microchip number or a proper dog...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Mr. Heslin would have no objection to the four databases having a central repository where the information would be accessible to the authorised authorities if, for example, a dog had to be reunited with its owner. A concern raised by one of the animal welfare organisations was that some microchip databases require people to phone in, which can delay reunification with the dog. If someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank Mr. Heslin. I know I am hogging the time, but may I ask a further question? Does Dogs.ieonly use the Veripet system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: All of the ads that are put up are verified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: What is preventing Dogs.iefrom restricting that? Dogs.ieis a business and there are other online platforms, but given what we know about puppy farms in Ireland, why does Dogs.ienot say – at least as a marketing tool – that it will only use the verified system? Advertising that would help the public in terms of knowing where they should go.