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Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I am delighted to second the motion brought by my colleague, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile and the rest of the Sinn Féin Senators. It is now seven years since the Brexit referendum which unleashed massive uncertainty. I was an MEP at the time and Sinn Féin vigorously campaigned against Brexit because we knew the ramifications of such a decision for the stability of this island....

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Sinn Féin will not oppose this Bill but we will put on the record a deep frustration with the process. It is not good to rush through any legislation but especially legislation that dilutes environmental protection measures. It is shocking that we found ourselves in such a spectacular mess when it comes to electricity generation and demand. We had an interesting private meeting of the...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, to delete lines 16 to 23 and substitute the following: “82D.The Agency, in considering designated applications, shall do so in a manner that is consistent with the plans, strategy, framework and objectives referred to in section 15(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015.”.”. We want assurances from the...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I will be brief.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I know.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Sure look, we are paid to be here.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I will try to be brief. Senator Higgins has made many of the relevant points. It is regrettable that every time we talk about emergency electricity generation people conflate the supply issue with the generation issue. This is disappointing and it is exploiting the issue, because these are two completely different things. We could have all the gas supply in the world, but we do not have...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: They are not all equal.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Please define what "brief" means.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: The Minister of State made a point about who powers down or the hierarchy on the grid. Is it not the case currently, with regard to electricity, that households are first to be disconnected in terms of burnouts and businesses are last? It is the opposite for gas, as households are prioritised over businesses.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Reports 9.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, commission and publish reports on— (a) the level of increased demand by large energy users in the period 2017 to 2022, (b) a breakdown of large energy users that participated in demand side reduction mechanisms...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: To go back to prioritisation of customers on the grid, I was informed by Gas Networks Ireland that it is the opposite. If there is any shortage of gas, households are prioritised. It is not out of any social justice motive, it is because of pilot lights being kept on, which is really important from a public safety point of view. When it comes to electricity, if there is load shedding or...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I second Senator Gavan's amendment to the Order Paper. I ask for an update from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, on the timing of a referendum on water ownership. Today is World Water Day and the trade union umbrella group, Keep Water Public, was outside Leinster House. I hope Members got out to meet them and to show their support for a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Labour Court Recommendation on Rehab Group: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I second the motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I was going to ask a similar question around the regional equity issue. We are hampered by having poor local government. It does not have the powers to do this properly, but there is merit in the Minister examining ways of addressing this issue. We could look at the meter point reference number, MPRN, as a way of identifying people with EVs and their addresses. I encourage the Minister to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Yes, but we know-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Let us face it, this is the reality. Volvos, Teslas and BMWs are very expensive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I know the rules have changed, but grants are still available. In Dublin, while public transport is not perfect, it is far better than in rural areas, and now we are getting more of the grants, because the data shows this. I will move on, though, because the Minister answered this query for Deputy Whitmore. I have one question on the importance of having accurate data on road injuries...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: That would be great. The information in Britain and France is updated monthly and is available online and, therefore, academics have access to it. Section 15(2) of the climate Act allows the Minister to direct a relevant body to submit a report specifying the measures it has taken or adopted for the purposes of compliance with the Act. In 2016, the Minister asked whether the then...