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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Okay so we do not know yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: That is fine. The second question is on anaerobic digestion. The pilot in the climate action progress report found it suffered repeatedly from supply chain issues. I assume those supply chain issues relate to getting such things as the machinery, due to the war and the lag after Covid-19. Will the Minister provide an update on the anaerobic digestion strategy, we are on that and when it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: The last question relates to powdered milk. The Government encourages Irish mothers and women living in Ireland to feed their children by breast-feeding. That is a high priority and financial resources have been put into that. How do we square that with the fact that Ireland increasingly is becoming a large supplier of powdered milk to the global south and to China? They do not have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Has the Minister any concerns about how it is marketed to mothers in the countries where we are promoting powdered milk for newborns?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: From a personal point of view, does the Minister agree with the ban on promoting powdered milk for newborns in Ireland? Does the Minister agree with that ban?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I am just asking a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Senator Garvey is not even a member of the committee and that is the Cathaoirleach's responsibility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: The Minister tends to get very personal when he is in committee and in the Chamber. We just want him to answer questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: That is all we are doing. We are just asking the Minister to answer questions. We are not personalising this in terms of the Minister's political party. We have not mentioned the Minister's political party.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: We have not mentioned the Minister's political party once. The Minister should grow up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I will not be long. Coillte is not a “relevant body” under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. This was confirmed to us by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan. What level of engagement has the Minister had to ensure the organisation will achieve its emissions reduction targets? My next question is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Is the Minister referring to PFAS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: We are all delighted to see the uptick in farmers who are going organic, which is very welcome. We are talking about rewetting and rewilding. Regenerative farming is also part of that process. Surely there is space on the board for representatives of these sectors to bring their expertise, given that our agricultural sector is moving in that direction, albeit not fully. At least more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: How long will it take the European Food Safety Authority to do the evaluation on the grazing additives?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I echo the call by Senator Ó Donnghaile for the Government to fulfil its promise to bring forward an amendment to the legislation making provision for domestic violence leave. When I was an MEP, I worked with others to get the first call for domestic violence leave approved at EU level. It is a really important provision to enable survivors of domestic violence to find alternative...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: During the debate on the Bill, we raised an issue about using newspapers as the format for notifications. Is that the most, or the only, appropriate means of flagging it with the public, given the changing nature of things and the prevalence of social media? I want clarity on that point, if the Minister of State would not mind providing it.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I have two points to make on the section that the Minister of State may be able to clarify. I will give him a chance to put a response on the record, and if we are not happy with the explanation, we might submit amendments in the Dáil. The first is a matter I raised on Second Stage about local authorities not being given the powers to prescribe monuments. We gave the example of The...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Do local authorities have the power to add to those records? The Minister of State said they have the powers to remove them.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: What is the situation in respect of vessels?