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Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 27: In page 16, line 21, after “The” to insert “Minister and the”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will speak to amendments Nos. 49 and 50. The Minister of State will be familiar with amendment No. 49 because it was raised in the Dáil on Committee Stage as well. It refers to the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS. These are the coatings that are used in single-use items. It was raised with us under pre-legislative scrutiny. In fact, a report...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 49: In page 22, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(e) food contact materials in which perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used;”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 50: In page 22, line 15, to delete “paragraphs (a)to (d)” and substitute “paragraphs (a) to (e)”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 54: In page 23, line 4, after “food” where it firstly occurs to insert “loss and”. These amendments are all connected. I touched on this earlier. Some of them relate to the definition of food waste as compared with food loss. Many people are familiar with food waste and that one third of food purchased goes into the bin without being...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is great progress

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will probably repeat some of the points that have already been made. First, I welcome those in the Gallery from the National Youth Council of Ireland, the Dublin Youth Theatre, and some individuals as well. God love them, they have really seen democracy in action today because they have been here for hours waiting for this amendment to come up. I commend my colleague, Senator Warfield,...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will probably repeat some of the points that have already been made. First, I welcome those in the Gallery from the National Youth Council of Ireland, the Dublin Youth Theatre, and some individuals as well. God love them, they have really seen democracy in action today because they have been here for hours waiting for this amendment to come up. I commend my colleague, Senator Warfield,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank our speakers. I have questions for each of the Departments. The first question is on transport. I am glad to hear that the just transition has been factored in. As Deputy Alan Farrell said, there is no second-hand EV market as such. Many people who are driving diesel cars are doing so because they were previously incentivised to buy those cars. My concern is around the lock-in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: If I could come back on the feed additive, is it separate to the soya feed or is it incorporated into it?

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. It would be remiss of me not to point out the rushed manner in which this Bill is being brought before us. The Department sought for the pre-legislative scrutiny to be waived. No general scheme of the Bill was published. There was no regulatory impact assessment. It was rushed through the Dáil in two sittings and today it will be rushed...

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We are a complete outlier.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is the demand-side strategy.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 11, line 30, after "€650,000,000" to insert the following: “and such borrowings shall be used in line with principles of and for the purpose of facilitating a just transition”. Senator Higgins sends her apologies as unfortunately she cannot be here today. The amendment is quite simple. We are increasing the borrowing limits given...

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: May I come back in?

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It might not be the last word. This is Committee Stage so I can say a few words.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We are rushing enough as it is. The Mid Shannon Wilderness Park is a perfect example of where we are not seeing a just transition by Bord na Móna. There are concerns in that regard and that was why I was happy to move Senator Higgins's amendment.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The Mid Shannon Wilderness Park in the midlands. Bord na Móna gave a commitment to the community. The community was asked what it would like to see happen in the area and the people in the area were given a commitment for a wilderness park. It was endorsed by the county manager at the time. Bord na Móna then went ahead and put in a planning application for a wind farm on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will raise the excellent session that was held in the audiovisual room on energy poverty and energy pollution. It was a very welcome initiative to see both the social and the environmental organisations come together to call for a true just transition. We know that 29% of Irish households are currently living in energy poverty. That is the highest number that has ever been recorded....