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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...climate change? When we talk about bloom or invasive species, it is not just a matter of clearing up pollution, so what is their assessment? If everything else was done and was perfect, and if Inland Fisheries Ireland could enforce against all of the crimes and none of them were happening, where would our waterways be? What else needs to be done, if that makes sense? Second, I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...job, as such, and that it is maybe for the Government to make that decision. If, however, his opening statement says that farmers will be the most impacted by the outcome of the NRL and by the land use review, is it not also the case that he could make the argument in his opening statement or to his organisation's members that farmers will actually also be the most impacted by doing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Is it correct to say that is not the science but the rewetting and as a result, the viability of the land, that is causing concerns?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...rationale is for allowing works under the environmental impact assessment regulations in respect of agriculture without the requirement for screening or permission for up to 15 ha of agricultural land, that is, drainage without any form of permission. Is there a policy rationale and if so, can we see it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: While we are on that topic, the conversion of 5 ha of semi-natural land to agricultural land also does not need permission at the moment. Is this also being reviewed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: That is hugely important. It is not its sole function to reduce carbon but at the same time we need to see some figures on it. Even from the point of view of land use for biodiversity, we need to see what those figures are. I mentioned earlier that the requirement to have permission or screening on some land is not there at the moment. That is having a deep impact on biodiversity. All of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...upheld by the ASAI, but the damaging effect this has on people over time can be seen. There are many others and they do seem to tend to relate to cars. For instance, we have all seen the ads for Land Rover with various celebrities making sustainable choices, they will say, by planting trees and then still driving a Land Rover. Again, this was not deemed inappropriate or greenwashing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...I understand from what the witnesses have said about carbon credits is that the verification process is the problem. What are the blockages as they see it to getting the verification process right in Ireland? Why is it not happening? I know we are not as far along the path across the globe as perhaps we would like to be. My third question relates to the ACRES project. The speakers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...to tell if that is working. Upwards of 50,000 farmers can avail of ACRES and it has €1.5 billion of funding, so it could be significant in having an impact on rewetting some of those parcels of lands.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...see that when it comes to a greenway or any form of public or active transport. If we can shift that focus, we could get into gear much faster. The Galway ring road project has gone for appeal and yet the land is being CPOed. That is a real concern for me, yet we have been waiting for the Connemara greenway and there is never any talk of CPOs for that. Regarding cargo bikes and e-bikes...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...the point about a debate on the Assembly elections. The changing demographic in Northern Ireland must be taken into account. It was not taken into account in the Good Friday Agreement and has landed us in a position where it is difficult when people disagree on forming a shared Executive. I note the increase in the vote share for the Alliance Party. It probably did have an impact on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...own homes. For those who have not looked at the portal, when I looked at it last night, it was down for some substantial time, which goes to show that the Irish people and people living in Ireland really want to be part of offering our solidarity within our own homes and within our own country. We have had more than 2,000 people arrive in Ireland already. The majority have gone to their...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion (2 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...to door and in the work I have been doing. We have the owner-occupier guarantee whereby local authorities can designate up to 50% of any new housing development for individual owners. The zoned land tax was designated to penalise speculation. We will soon have the vacant homes tax and a value sharing mechanism to ensure that institutional investments cannot make undue profits from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...If there are outstanding matters, I ask that the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, refer back to me. I understand she is not available today. I wish to speak about an organisation called Green Sod Ireland. It is an amazing organisation which does its work voluntarily. Like many environmental organisations, it is scraping around in search of funding to keep itself going. One of the key...

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: .... It only had workers there during the day. It was cleaned up by reporting the matter to the EPA and by the serving of a notice on the owner. However, there is not always a person to go back to because the land could be council owned or under the charge of the local estate. It is not an easy matter. We do require CCTV. I fully understand people’s concerns about surveillance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...transitions? I refer as well to communicating that the rhetoric about this process locking us in is not correct, and that it will, instead, enable us to achieve energy and food security for our island in future. My first point, therefore, concerns the importance of communications and the language we all use in this context and of not scaremongering. Turning to results-based schemes in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...Small farmers who I speak to know that the future is a future based on a greener product and a resilient food system. They have felt powerless.What of the business sector? This week Chambers Ireland called for a dramatic change - a change that is not incremental but hits the fast forward button. It says our economy needs it, and it is right. Let us be honest. We also need it for our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...will take on board. It will be on the record of this committee. What Mr. Traas has done today has been very valuable. Mr. Traas mentioned agroforestry and the role orchards might play on farmland. When he talks about the app, that relates to very small projects. I want to make sure that we are getting something that means we can have that kind of diversity around the country, where it...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...been a massive increase in the childcare budget this year and, not only that, but there will be a significant budget next year in childcare to deal with this issue, and this is welcome. The zoned land levy was raised. I understand how people on the outside might look at the old 7% versus the new 3% rate. Let us be clear on this, last year the vacant sites levy generated €21,000...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: ...there may be an older will that can be found in another solicitor's office. Second, there may be an assumption that there is no will at all so the rules of intestacy kick in and often a piece of land, but other assets as well, are divided up, which can never really go back together again. Even if a will is found later it is incredibly difficult to undo all of that. It is for all of...