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Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. All those of us on the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action accept and are wedded to the idea of moving to a circular economy and away from a linear one. Part of the way to do that is to buy less stuff. It is one of the most obvious ways for people to reduce their own waste. My amendment No. 64 deals with a problem that has emerged...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will speak to amendments Nos. 62 and 63. I will be very brief because I understand we have many amendments to get through. Amendment No. 62 deals with the definition of food waste as meaning food loss and food waste. We discussed this on Committee Stage. We are very concerned that food loss is not being captured by the circular economy Bill because it is not defined. Most people are...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: On the website, it states on the schedule that the Seanad adjourns at 7 p.m.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 62: In page 25, to delete line 8 and substitute the following: " "food waste" means "food loss and food waste" where: (a) "food waste" refers to food that completes the food supply chain up to a final product, of good quality and fit for consumption, but still doesn't get consumed because it is discarded, whether or not after it is left to spoil or expire. Food...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 63: In page 25, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "Supermarket Refill Station Report 16.(1) The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and publish a report examining how retailers can reduce plastic packaging in Ireland by encouraging customers to use re-usable containers through requiring a minimum amount of floor space be...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 64: In page 25, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "Ban on dumping of new non-food products 16.(1) Producers, importers and distributors of new non-food products intended for sale are required to reuse them by donating such products to charities, NGOs, secondhand shops, or social enterprises, as may be defined in regulation by the Minister. (2) In this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will raise the excellent session that was held in the audiovisual room on energy poverty and energy pollution. It was a very welcome initiative to see both the social and the environmental organisations come together to call for a true just transition. We know that 29% of Irish households are currently living in energy poverty. That is the highest number that has ever been recorded....

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. It would be remiss of me not to point out the rushed manner in which this Bill is being brought before us. The Department sought for the pre-legislative scrutiny to be waived. No general scheme of the Bill was published. There was no regulatory impact assessment. It was rushed through the Dáil in two sittings and today it will be rushed...

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We are a complete outlier.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is the demand-side strategy.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 11, line 30, after "€650,000,000" to insert the following: “and such borrowings shall be used in line with principles of and for the purpose of facilitating a just transition”. Senator Higgins sends her apologies as unfortunately she cannot be here today. The amendment is quite simple. We are increasing the borrowing limits given...

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: May I come back in?

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It might not be the last word. This is Committee Stage so I can say a few words.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We are rushing enough as it is. The Mid Shannon Wilderness Park is a perfect example of where we are not seeing a just transition by Bord na Móna. There are concerns in that regard and that was why I was happy to move Senator Higgins's amendment.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The Mid Shannon Wilderness Park in the midlands. Bord na Móna gave a commitment to the community. The community was asked what it would like to see happen in the area and the people in the area were given a commitment for a wilderness park. It was endorsed by the county manager at the time. Bord na Móna then went ahead and put in a planning application for a wind farm on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Most of the questions have been answered. I thank the witnesses for their detailed contributions. Some of my fears have been allayed by listening to them, especially around the need for an annual review. A red flag for me is that we would go down the road of what happened with incineration in other countries, in that they are now having to import the stock to feed the incinerators. One...