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Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...that knowledge and understanding of location is a vital component in effective decision-making. OSI has developed an industry-leading mapping framework. It enables consistent referencing and integration of data from other sources to a specific location. Knowing where things are and how they relate to each other allows for better analysis, drives efficiencies and encourages the optimum...

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: ...gas demand; in 2006 the Southwest Kinsale gas field was converted to an offshore storage facility, with a storage capacity of 230 million cubic meters, with the last of the storage gas withdrawn from the reservoir in March 2017; — the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) has an inbuilt refund to the State where renewable wind turbines or solar farms make excessive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

...a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on an economy-wide basis by 2030 is extremely ambitious. That said, as the Department has stated previously, I wish to re-emphasise once again that the agriculture and land-use sectors will do all that is possible to play their part in meeting Ireland's climate ambition while maintaining food production. Farming has long been an important and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...management of grassland on mineral soils, cover crops, incorporation of straw and afforestation. Recent initiatives supported through funding from my Department will provide much needed data on the emission profile of our farms and will inform policy decisions in this area to better support farmers in their efforts to sequester, store and protect carbon through better management...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2022)

...to appear again before the committee. I am joined today by the IFA's director general, Mr. McDonald, and our retail policy executive, Mr. Malone. The IFA welcomes the publication of the scheme of the Bill and its proposal for the establishment of an office for fairness and transparency in the agrfood supply chain, as committed to under the programme for Government. The association has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., e.g. a large scale windfarm installations; 3. Large scale commercial development inter alia likely to generate significant economic benefits for the local economy and community at large, e.g. a data centre; 4. Conversion of forest land to agricultural land; and 5. The provision of important public utilities and infrastructure, e.g. a gas pipeline or a high voltage electricity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Mr. Brian McHugh: My colleagues and I are glad to have the opportunity to brief the committee on our recent submission on the general scheme of the agricultural and food supply chain Bill 2022 and to share the views of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, on the proposed role and functions of the office for fairness and transparency in the agrifood supply chain. Based...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: We certainly would not do what the Minister is doing. He is coming to this committee to reallocate what were described as ring-fenced carbon taxes to deliver on retrofitting and agricultural schemes and to reduce fuel poverty, and redirect them towards funding emergency electricity that successive governments have created the demand for through the proliferation of data centres. People are...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic Quarterly Report - Summer 2020: Economic and Social Research Institute (6 Jul 2022)

...Outlook, the areas experiencing the most acute inflation globally and in Ireland are food and energy. Global food prices experienced a near 30% rate of inflation in 2021 due to the disruption in agriculture caused by extreme weather events associated with climate change, and disruptions to food supply chains during the pandemic. In light of Russia and Ukraine's significant share of the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...The intention is to activate the accommodation pledges as quickly as possible. The process has amended slightly so we can move through that as quickly as possible. It provides for the appropriate data exchanges, making sure we can identify the individuals who are in homes so there is no abuse. It is important to make sure those who go into homes are not abused in any way. A regulation...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...have a fair point. However, that is not the case in this Government and, in my role as Minister, that is not how I see it. I do believe, however, that there is real potential for the likes of data centres, if in the future we will be able to contract within our climate-constrained conditions. I believe there is a possibility and will be an essential requirement to move towards district...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Collins, head of the unfair trading practices enforcement authority; and Mr. John Kinsella, head of legal services division. It is a great honour for me to present to the committee the general scheme of a Bill that will give effect to a key programme for Government commitment to ensure fairness, equity, and transparency in the food chain by establishing a new authority to enforce the...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Ossian Smyth: ...most vulnerable to rising costs. This includes €5 billion for energy efficient retrofits, €3 billion to address fuel poverty and a just transition, as well as €1.5 billion to promote sustainable agriculture practices. In terms of the electricity generation sector, the 2020 Annual Transition Statement highlights progress made while also noting our increasing ambition,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback and its Impact on the Private Forestry Sector: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

...at that point, in October 2020. In November 2020, the committee asked the Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett, and her officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's forestry service to appear before it to answer questions on what was being done to deal with the problems in the forestry sector, which was in deep crisis, as members...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (16 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The second All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025 is supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It identifies a clear need for long-term monitoring mechanisms for wild pollinators, so that the impact of the Plan's actions can be properly assessed. On 8 July 2021, Minister Pippa Hackett and I...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: ...;s final assessment of the status of occupations. Account is also taken of upskilling and training initiatives and other known contextual factors, such as the ending of the pandemic unemployment payment schemes and the Ukrainian humanitarian Crisis, and their impact on the labour market. In order to have an occupation considered for adding or removing from the Occupations Lists,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that on 3rd May 2022, I brought a Memorandum for Information to Government on a proposed Fodder Support Scheme, in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022 and the significant impact this has had on the cost of agricultural inputs required to conserve grass for silage and/or hay. Since then, there has further engagement between my officials and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (26 May 2022)

Martin Heydon: ...to examine how an enabling framework for carbon farming can be developed. A key element to future efforts required for a carbon sequestration reward model will be the establishment of national baseline data for a range of activities. To this end, and taking a proactive approach, we have provided core funding for a number of relevant initiatives, such as the establishment of the national...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...directly into Irish law. I want to assure the Deputy that this enforcement authority has been assigned all the necessary legal powers, including to investigate complaints from suppliers of agricultural and food products and to initiate legal proceedings for breaches of the unfair trading practices directives, which are defined in the UTP directive. It is open to suppliers, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...suckler farmers produce a world-class, safe, traceable and sustainable product and deserve to be rewarded for their efforts.  I am acutely aware of the potential pressures being faced by many sectors across the agriculture industry due to the increase in input costs. My Department continuously monitors the market situation for beef and other agri-food commodities. ...