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

Lynn Boylan: Is the UCC report factored into the KPMG report? Is the fact that we are twice as likely to see fodder shortages due to climate change factored into that sustainability model?

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

Lynn Boylan: Dr. Beausang's figure for methane loss was 2.4%. Did I pick that up correctly?

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I echo what Senator Ruane said, and I raised this yesterday on Order of Business. It is a shoddy way to do business. With all due respect, if the Minister of State had raised it on Second Stage, why did we not receive a briefing note? The amendments came through on Tuesday night. There is still no justification. The first time we heard what the rationale was behind these amendments was...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Nobody doubts the emergency measures that are needed to keep the lights on during the winter. The issue is the nature in which this is being done. We have two hours. Committee Stage will be guillotined. Many of us who are invested in what the Bill is supposed to be about, which is the circular economy, have submitted numerous amendments, have given it time, have attended PLS and are...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: If they were relevant to the circular economy Bill, the Minister of State would not have had to use the facility of the Seanad to bring them in in the manner in which he did, which was to change the Order Paper yesterday. The reason he has had to do that is that the amendments are non-consequential to the circular economy Bill.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: With regard to the spirit of the amendment, I sympathise with the fact that we do not want the unintended consequences of flimsy plastic. That is why Senator O'Reilly's proposal to address such items, rather than not introducing a levy, is a better way to go. I agree that we must move to a system where we do not have single-use items. The end of the journey in this regard is to reduce...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I speak in support of amendments relating to climate justice and just transition because it is important those two principles go through the heart of any of our legislation, now that we are taking an economy-wide approach to climate action. Later on, we hope we will be able to bring amendments on Report Stage around that idea of the right to repair because it is an important element of just...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: There are other amendments in the grouping.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will speak to my amendment No. 13, which I have mentioned previously and which is about the civic amenity sites across the country. I know that a review of the civic amenity sites was carried out and that there were a number of findings from that review, particularly on the tariffs, the opening hours, the different materials that are accepted and the postcode lottery with regard to being...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 12, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "(c) how to achieve greater harmonisation of civic amenity site services in terms of opening hours, materials accepted, accessibility, tariffs charged and an examination of the co-location of these facilities with cooperative and social enterprises such as Men’s Sheds.".

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 12, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "Right to Repair 8. (1) The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and publish a report examining how a right to repair can be introduced in Ireland. (2) This report shall examine how the introduction of minimum design requirements, allowing for the easy disassembly and...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I appreciate the Minister of State's response and understand that it is easier to verify information on the lifespan of products at an EU level. I ask him to address amendment No. 74, which pertains to a ban on the dumping of new non-food products. This is an example where we know that an EU member state has already gone ahead and done this. In France, there is legislation where retailers...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I withdraw my amendment and reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 24: In page 16, line 4, to delete “Agency” and substitute “Minister”. The amendment seeks to assign responsibility for the circular economy programme to the Minister as opposed to the EPA. This is an issue that arose during the pre-legislative scrutiny stage and may have been one of the recommendations. We feel that it is appropriate...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 27: In page 16, line 21, after “The” to insert “Minister and the”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will speak to amendments Nos. 49 and 50. The Minister of State will be familiar with amendment No. 49 because it was raised in the Dáil on Committee Stage as well. It refers to the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS. These are the coatings that are used in single-use items. It was raised with us under pre-legislative scrutiny. In fact, a report...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 49: In page 22, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(e) food contact materials in which perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used;”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 50: In page 22, line 15, to delete “paragraphs (a)to (d)” and substitute “paragraphs (a) to (e)”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 54: In page 23, line 4, after “food” where it firstly occurs to insert “loss and”. These amendments are all connected. I touched on this earlier. Some of them relate to the definition of food waste as compared with food loss. Many people are familiar with food waste and that one third of food purchased goes into the bin without being...