Results 181-200 of 1,027,182 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Chris Andrews OR speaker:Dessie Ellis) in 'Committee meetings'
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Jun 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: It has been closely modelled on the previous time we did this during the Inishowen situation. I will not go into the finer detail of the scheme here today. Let me just say there will be engagement over the next few weeks in terms of having farmers apply for the scheme and actioning it. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Renewable Energy Generation
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: 60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what interaction there has been with his Department and other Government Departments about the schemes currently underway and in the pipeline for renewable electricity production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25731/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: What interaction has there been between the Minister's Department and other Departments about the schemes under way and in the pipeline for renewable electricity production? Anyone who has attended any IFA meetings will know this is a key issue. At times they gripe about some of the schemes that are available for the use of wind turbines or solar panels. The one positive is the fact that...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: The solar capital investment scheme under TAMS 3 is the main support provided by my Department for farmers wishing to invest in renewable energy. I launched this scheme in February 2023 and it is proving to be a hugely attractive scheme for farmers. It is closely aligned to our climate and sustainability needs through continued and enhanced support for renewable...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: We all accept the huge body of work that needs to be done and acknowledge what has been done on decarbonisation and diversification. It is a matter of making sure we work alongside the agricultural stakeholders from the point of view of putting in place schemes that suit them. What engagement has the Minister and the Minister, Deputy Ryan, had with the various stakeholders and farming...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: There is great potential in this area and there is great appetite among farmers as well. The scheme that is in place is really suitable for them to be able to meet their own needs and those of their farm. It can include the dwelling house as well. Battery storage is also grant aided at the rate of 60%. This means that farmers can store energy and be able to use it when needed. There is...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I agree with the Minister that farmers are always innovative. It is a matter of providing them with the supports and incentives in relation to this. Electricity and energy production benefits wider society and the farmers. We all talk about ensuring the sustainability of the family farm and we need to make sure the family farm is as sustainable as possible. I want to ask about widening...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: Over the past couple of weeks we published the anaerobic digestion or biomethane strategy. This lays out how we can produce 10% of all of our annual gas requirements by 2030 from farms, with grass in particular being very much at the centre of this. I was glad to attend a conference yesterday in Croke Park, organised by the Renewable Gas Forum Ireland, RGFI, with some 350 people from the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)
Questions Nos. 53 and 54 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)
Question No. 55 taken with Question No. 43.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)
Questions Nos. 56 and 57 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Departmental Bodies
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 25 April 2024, to provide an update on the work of the wool council; if the €30,000 in departmental funding has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25540/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I am seeking an update on the work of the wool council. Of the €30,000 allocated to the wool council, how much, if any, has been drawn down? Where are we at with regard to the recommendations from the consultants who carried out a report on the potential for wool?
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Senator Pippa Hackett): I thank the Deputy for her continued interest in this important issue. As she is aware, the independent Irish Grown Wool Council was established in April 2023 following recommendations from the wool feasibility study. To support this establishment, my Department committed €30,000 in...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister of State for the update. The programme for Government contains a promise and an objective that the Government would explore the range of possibilities with wool. In the 21st century and in the face of climate change, it is just extraordinary that wool is classified as a waste product is just extraordinary. I am trying to get to a point where there is a thriving...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Senator Pippa Hackett): I share the Deputy’s passion for wool and the value it could provide to society and the economy and, ultimately, to sheep farmers. I am a sheep farmer and we sheared our sheep this week. As we established the independent review, which recommended that the best way to explore the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The demand is there. This was included in the programme for Government in 2020. It is now 2024. It took up to 1 July 2022 to get the report. It took another length of time to establish a council. There was an interim chair and now there is another interim chair. We are still wondering whether there is a demand but, in the 21st century, having declared a climate and biodiversity...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the wool council be a bit less woolly?