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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022) See 9 other results from this debate

...and energy generation. Due to Ireland's relatively high rainfall and moderate temperatures, our soils are very favourable to the accumulation of organic matter and, consequently, carbon. Peatlands cover between 20% and 25% of the Irish landscape and contain two thirds of national soil carbon stocks. Pristine or undrained peatlands are long-term carbon sinks and sources of methane....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Carol Nolan: There is no clarity, certainty or adequate sources when it comes to peat harvesting. There is no clarity on where the authority to change the planning law resides. Is it with the EU or the Government? There is no certainty as to whether the horticulture sector can survive going forward. There are no adequate levels or sources of peat, or rather there are, but people are banned from...

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...for them was that the 64% renewables on their bill is being charged at the gas price rate, that is, the highest rate. Whether a company is providing its electricity from gas, coal, briquettes peat, oil, wind or solar, customers are being charged at the highest rate by whoever produces the power. The Rural Independent Group brought this forward. Some 12 months ago we raised the crisis...

Energy Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...funds to final customers in a targeted manner; — note that the regulation outlines a maximum cap on market revenues of €180 ($180) per MWh for producers and intermediaries generating electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, biomass fuel, waste, nuclear energy, lignite, crude petroleum products and peat; — accept that the cap is one of the best ways to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for non-propellant purposes. Finally, regarding solid fuel, the ETD mandates that coal be subject to taxation. Finance Act 2010 provides for Solid Fuel Carbon Tax (SFCT) to apply to coal and also to peat and peat products. MOT is comprised of a non-carbon component and a carbon component with the carbon component being commonly referred to as carbon tax. The non-carbon component of...

Seanad: Forestry: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Ruane: ...impact assessments were carried out in respect of 17,000 afforestation licence applications received by the forest service and that licences for plantations continued to be approved on, or near, peat soils and other high nature value areas. On the issues of planting on peatlands, we need to wake up to the scientific evidence. Experts, including from An Taisce, have repeatedly warned that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022) See 21 other results from this debate

...uncertainties can have significant effects on our inventory. For instance, new scientific findings have led to recent changes in the LULUCF inventory which have increased emissions from Sitka spruce on peat soils, which represent approximately 38% of the forest land category. The Environmental Protection Agency's, EPA, latest estimates published in June 2022 indicate that with existing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for non-propellant purposes. Finally, regarding solid fuel, the ETD mandates that coal be subject to taxation. Finance Act 2010 provides for Solid Fuel Carbon Tax (SFCT) to apply to coal and also to peat and peat products. MOT is comprised of a non-carbon component and a carbon component with the carbon component being commonly referred to as carbon tax. The non-carbon component of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Carol Nolan: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to support alternative sources of peat for the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56660/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Carol Nolan: 624. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the measures that his Department is taking to support alternative sources of peat for the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56661/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022) See 40 other results from this debate

Jackie Cahill: I remind all witnesses, members and those in the Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is the continued examination of peat shortages in the horticulture sector. The committee will hear from the Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett, and officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. All those present in the committee room are asked...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Flood Risk Management (9 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), with Bord Na Móna acting as the operators of the scheme. The EDRRS provides for the enhanced rehabilitation of 33,000 hectares of Bord na Móna peatlands that had been previously harvested for peat extraction for electricity generation. All of the lands being rehabilitated are operated under Integrated Pollution Control (IPC)...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

.... Also on Pillar 1, we have to recognise the increased conditionality and I know it has been mentioned by some previous speakers. That will be a big demand for farmers. On GAEC 2, which concerns peatlands, we lobbied hard on this in May of last year and I thank the Members of the Oireachtas who supported that lobbying campaign because it recognised the major threat that posed to farmers...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Generation (8 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Ryan: ...the turbines obviously must have foundations in the bog area, extending down into the marl below so there is stability. The rest of these bogs will typically have seen the extraction of the majority of the peat. Once construction has been completed then, as I understand it, this will allow for the rewetting of the vast extent of the area of the bog. A turbine is located within it and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Job Creation (8 Nov 2022)

Eamon Ryan: The Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna. The Midlands Implementation Plan, published as part of the Climate Action Plan 2021, outlined the targeted measures...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: ...to this debate on energy security. My interest in this area was particularly heightened following the decision of An Bord Pleanála some years ago to reject applications by ESB to co-fuel peat and biomass at Lanesborough and Shannonbridge. That decision brought forward and cliff-edged the decarbonisation of Bord na Móna by some eight years. Its impact on Offaly and the region...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Mattie McGrath: ...finally wake up? My goodness. We were told by EirGrid two years ago that there were going to be power cuts. Then, the Minister went on with his folly of closing down Lanesborough and many other peat stations. That caused havoc in the midlands. The Minister talks about just transition. It was the most unjust transition I ever heard of in my life. We are now spending money as if it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

...2016 figures, 30% of farmers who are head of the holding are over the age of 65. This figure significantly increases when we look at those in more disadvantaged areas, especially those on uplands and peat soils. In the sectors predominately practised on these farms, a higher average age was observed. The percentage of specialised farmers with a high age profile was 41%. Cattle farms...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (25 Oct 2022) See 9 other results from this debate

Martin Browne: 72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to ensure an adequate supply of horticultural peat to the mushroom sector, with reference to the recent report on the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53173/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (25 Oct 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Matt Carthy: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in implementing the working paper to address challenges related to peat supply in the horticultural sector; and his proposals to ensure an adequate supply of horticultural peat to the mushroom sector. [53091/22]