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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...is currently a net-emitter from land-use activities, with the EPA reporting net-emissions of 4.8MtCO2eq. in 2018. Wetlands contributed to this position through net-emissions of 2.5MtCO2eq.. Almost all peatlands in Ireland have been modified to some degree and require some level of management, either to prevent further degradation or to improve and enhance their condition.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (27 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Niamh Smyth: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 and to reduce the further importation of peat from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40362/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Horticulture Sector (27 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the horticulture and mushroom sector on Friday, 23 July. This meeting mainly focused on the serious difficulties facing professional growers due to lack of supply of horticultural grade peat, and the need for any proposed solutions to be fully compliant with the requirements of the EU Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive. I would like to thank the attendees...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Boyd Barrett: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost in 2022 of subsidies for peat production. [41193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (27 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Carol Nolan: 592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if urgent concerns will be addressed from within the horticulture sector in relation to the lack of availability and access to peat as a growing media which is threatening the viability of thousands of jobs within the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39099/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (27 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Browne: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of engagement he has had with businesses that will be impacted by the restrictions on cutting horticultural peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (27 Jul 2021) See 3 other results from this answer

Martin Browne: 3366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of engagements he has had with the mushroom sector regarding the restrictions on the harvesting of horticultural peat; and when those engagements occurred. [39322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (27 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Smith: ...had recent discussions with representative groups and other Departments in relation to the urgent need to resolve the difficulties facing the mushroom and horticulture sectors and the harvesting of peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41063/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Discussion (20 Jul 2021)

Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Discussion

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...believe it is her third attempt. Everyone will join me in wishing her health and happiness on her big day. I took the opportunity to join the demonstration outside the convention centre on the use of peat in the horticulture industry. It included everyone from nursery workers and mushroom farmers to strawberry farmers. Senator Boyhan has raised this frequently in the House, as have I....

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Motion (16 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Móna facility where 850 new jobs are to be created. Before we did that, we went out on the bog in the morning. There was a digger blocking an open drain that had been put in place to extract the peat. The fella operating the digger had previously worked extracting the peat. It was the same really skilful job. He was very happy for his skills to be used in this new way. We then...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...time, I will be back in the House asking about the situation and that cannot continue. The long-term issue of compensation for land that is rendered useless, and we are talking about 170,000 tonnes of peat that was deposited across lands in Leitrim, is completely up in the air. There have been similar schemes previously when land was destroyed, for example, in Inishowen, but, so far,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Horticulture Sector (15 Jul 2021) See 5 other results from this debate

Matt Carthy: ...entire region. Now they are at crisis point. They are at crisis point because of tokenism and inaction across three Departments. Those farmers deserve to know what will be done to ensure that peat can be extracted this year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (15 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McNamara: 22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 which will result in job losses and business closures in the midlands and west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Browne: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the alternatives to horticultural peat identified by his Department; and his views on whether those alternatives will be sufficient to replace horticultural peat when current stock runs out in September 2021. [38018/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (15 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Canney: 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on lifting the restrictions on horticultural peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply for 2021 which will result in job losses and businesses closures in the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37227/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (15 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. In relation to planned...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McNamara: 43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fair and workable licensing system to allow for the phasing out of horticultural peat harvesting over a transition period to 2030 but ensuring that there is a secure supply of growing media during that period in order that the sustainable horticultural sector is not jeopardised; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Pauline Tully: 79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department has taken to support the horticultural and mushroom sector in response to imminent crisis due to peat shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38177/21]