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Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...that. However, we have had a decade of inactivity in this country. It can be sometimes depressing to look at what could have been when one looks at Denmark and Scotland. To use that awful phrase, we are where we are. At least now we are going in the right direction and seeing that offshore wind potential being tapped into. The planning system is a major concern. It is slow,...

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...on the wall so it had an alternative product available to push tobacco products onto young people and develop a new generation of smokers. It is unfortunate that this was not supported at an EU level but we are where we are. It has taken a long time for us all to stand up to the tobacco industry but this debate needs to be medically led and based on the most up-to-date scientific...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I understand we want to get the deep retrofit but we are where we are, to use that awful phrase. People are really struggling to pay their bills. If there is a system that can reduce people's bills by 36% and it costs €300 or €400, and if we want to shift the energy efficiency obligation scheme away from that, are there short-term measures where we can ensure these households...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...she means? Is that taking out the oil boiler and just replacing it with more efficient heating and not retrofitting? The other question is around the Energiesprong model. It might be said we are where we are so we cannot go back and do it that way. I think the Energiesprong approach, however, which uses the prefabrication of retrofitting material, has shown it is more efficient in...

Seanad: Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Lynn Boylan: ...us all on board to make sure that it was fit for purpose and that our experiences of working on the issue could be incorporated when it came to any amendments. I guess that, as they say in politics, we are where we are. Sinn Féin will support the Bill today. It will work with anybody and everybody over the coming months to make sure the amendments that are essential are passed to...