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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Irish Experience of Community-led Climate Action: Public Participation Networks (8 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: No, I am okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Irish Experience of Community-led Climate Action: Public Participation Networks (8 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We will discuss the nature restoration law, which is the 30%. It is important that the committee does discuss it. The witnesses might have seen how at the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, people had to withdraw statements. Not wanting to give the witnesses more work around consultation but it would probably be useful for groups to make submissions to the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Irish Experience of Community-led Climate Action: Public Participation Networks (8 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Is it drained peatland farming?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I too offer my condolences to Vicky Phelan's family. The State is mourning her loss but mná na hÉireann are really feeling her loss today. I thank Senator Paul Daly for calling for a debate on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine report on dog welfare issues. I echo the call. A debate on those issues is very urgent. I will raise the annual crisis...

Seanad: Forestry: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil an deis agam labhairt sa díospóireacht seo. There was quite a bit of media fanfare about the new forestry strategy and while I welcome its publication, it amounted to only a single page dealing with payment rates. The previous strategy amounted to almost...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: This week is transgender awareness week and I want to say a few words on that today. It is a week that helps to raise the visibility of transgender people through education and advocacy activities. It also addresses the issues of prejudice, discrimination and violence that affect the transgender community. As we are all aware, they endure much abuse as well as facing constant challenges to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I can speak to amendment No. 7. I also put on the record my unhappiness that our amendments have been ruled out of order as being a cost on the State. I do not agree, particularly given the nature of the amendments reflect the recommendations from the pre-legislative scrutiny report on the threshold levels. Why does Ireland seem to deem itself to have a different standard from our closest...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I refer to a decision that was taken that the term "project", while not defined in the habitats directive, asserts that the European Court of Justice has indicated that the term is to be given a broad interpretation. It may be surmised that most of the large abstractions can be viewed as projects for the purposes of the directive. The Bill as drafted does not give due regard to the...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I ask the Minister of State once again why we are asking to opt for a threshold that is in direct contrast with that of all our nearest neighbours and countries with similar levels of rainfall and similar hydrology. The Minister of State needs to describe the rationale for the thresholds. The joint committee heard from the experts and made a recommendation to reduce the threshold from 25...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Does the Minister of State want to respond to the question?

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I just think it is important to hear the response.

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The health of the citizens of the EU is much better today because of the restrictions that we have put on smoking and tobacco products over the last 20 years. Credit where credit is due; this State led the way when it introduced a ban on smoking in certain places to protect people’s health. At an EU level, my colleague, Martina Anderson,...

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: -----without bringing forward this legislation, but again I welcome the fact that Fine Gael is at least bringing forward a motion on it. We are happy to support the motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank all of the witnesses. I have a number of questions. First, on the area of forestry on peatlands, I agree it is not the way to go and that it is more beneficial to rewet but I would like to hear the witnesses' views around wind farms on some of the peatlands as well. We have seen instances, particularly on State land such as the mid-Shannon wilderness park located on land owned by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Will Mr. Ó Brolcháin send on the report he mentioned? Have those peatlands been mapped where-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Why not solar on peatlands?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The moisture is not getting-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Acting Chairperson very much. I am glad she raised that issue. There are two problems with the Commencement matters. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, who is does not have the portfolio, nor is he in Department relating to the Commencement matter I raised. I also have an issue with the Seanad Office accepting that the Department I wanted to answer...