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Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I move: That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges that: - to meet our demands for energy and the targets set out in carbon budgets, Ireland needs to generate more electricity while also reducing carbon emissions; - while the Climate Action Plan 2021 does not list individual targets for each sector, it details emission reductions that are needed from each sector of the economy; emissions...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Rónán Mullen: I second the motion and commend Senator Keogan for bringing it forward. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. The Minister is welcome. We all want the same thing in the sense that we want to protect our environment and reduce our carbon emissions, and we want to do right by the world and by future generations and the less fortunate and more vulnerable people of our world. However, it is vital...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I very much appreciate the opportunity to consider and think about controversial things or look at different options, particularly when it comes to meeting the energy challenge we have before us, which is to remove ourselves from our dependence on imported fossil fuels and create a sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply for our people. Having considered and looked at that question...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “Seanad Éireann: notes that: - the International Energy Agency defines energy security as the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price; - Ireland imports over 70 per cent of the energy we use, compared to a European Union total of almost 60 per...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

John McGahon: This is a good debate to have. A number of months ago I stood up in this House and said we should have a debate and discussion about the use of nuclear energy and in my political outlook, having a debate on what could be perceived as contentious issues is the best way to resolve them. It is only when you challenge arguments, have debates and have opposing views against one another that you...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

John McGahon: Yes. I tried to think of a witty response to that but I have failed on this occasion. More power to you and fair play if you are willing to make the right decision, as Senator Keogan mentioned, to say that this is the right thing for us to do. It may be a good idea or the right thing to do but it will not get us there any quicker than renewable energy will. If this was a magic bullet that...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Vincent P Martin: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan. I commend my colleagues in the Independent Group for tabling this motion. All debate on this matter has to be good. I also commend them on their tenor and tone and the constructive way they are approaching this debate. They are bringing it into the heart of the democratic system and they have every right to be heard. It is a good day for...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Rónán Mullen: The Senator could at least start in Knock, given the airport.

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I also welcome this debate on energy. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has eloquently outlined why nuclear energy is not appropriate to Ireland, even if one agrees with the technology as a runner. Ireland is not a suitable country for nuclear energy. I support our ambition of reaching 80% renewable energy by 2030. It makes sense for Ireland. We have a huge resource, particularly in...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State. I thank Senators Keogan and Mullen for the motion. As others have said, it is very timely. It is important that we talk through all of the options for our energy security. As others have also said, the existing energy crisis shines a light on our dependence on other countries. When we had fuel crises 1968 and 1973, nuclear energy was very much on the...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome this debate initiated by Senator Keogan. It is thought-provoking and there is great detail in the text of the motion. There is enough material contained within it for three or four different motions, but the motion is certainly worthy of debate anyway. The Government has proposed an amendment to the motion that also highlights several other important and concerning points in this...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Senators Keogan, Mullen and McDowell for bringing this motion forward. To be honest, having looked through the text of motion, it seems to be a collection of things and I am unsure why they have all been put together. I refer to aspects such as turf, data centres, LNG and nuclear power. I will discuss the issue of nuclear power specifically, but this seems to be a collection of...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to touch on one area mentioned in the motion, which, naturally enough, is turbary rights and turf. I come from Longford where we had Lough Ree power station and Mount Dillon, which supplied the power station at Shannonbridge. Objections to planning permission for an extension of that caused both of those stations to close and, indeed, the turf production that was supplying them. As...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...to know which to choose. It is as though somebody had a lot of random thoughts about all things energy in Ireland and threw them down in a motion. I will go through a few of them. The motion states that to meet our demands for energy and the targets set out in the carbon budgets, Ireland needs to generate more electricity while also reducing carbon emissions. That is right. That...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: Based on EU planning laws, it chose to shut them down. If we are to have a debate on energy, climate and fuels, which are important, let us look at solutions. We need to move away from burning turf in the long term. We are not against people cutting turf. I will be cutting turf this summer and next summer because I know the Green Party never said one could not do so. Let us talk truth...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the majority of my colleagues for engaging with my motion and the respectful debate we had until our last speaker. I did not consider my motion to be "muck", and no Senator who puts down a motion should have it so described. It is disrespectful. We have to think past this Government because there is no doubt we are here to legislate for the now. There are people who will not be in...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Cuireadh an Seanad ar athló ar 3.39 p.m. go dtí meán lae, Dé Máirt, an 24 Bealtaine 2022. The Seanad adjourned at 3.39 p.m. until 12 noon on Tuesday, 24 May 2022.