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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (29 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to sustainable alternatives. These targeted actions reflect the multi-faceted nature of the problem and seek to address the short-term issue of supply, the medium term one of future access to peat and also the longer-term issue of replacement with alternatives. My Department commissioned an independent expert to work with all peat suppliers to ascertain the level of horticultural...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (4 Jul 2013)

Michael Noonan: ...by the Revenue Commissioners, who have responsibility for the collection to solid fuel carbon tax, that turf extracted for domestic use as a solid fuel falls within the definition of “other peat” in section 77 of the Finance Act 2010, as amended. As such, it becomes liable to solid fuel carbon tax at a rate of €13.62 per tonne under the following conditions: when it...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (3 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I am aware of this issue, which dates back to 2004. A report by the European Environment Agency claimed that 84% of planting since 1990 had taken place on peats. That figure was based on satellite imagery and did not correspond in any way to the information available to my Department at the time, which showed that the actual level of afforestation on peats was between 26% and 43.5%, since...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (1 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to sustainable alternatives. These targeted actions reflect the multi-faceted nature of the problem and seek to address the short-term issue of supply, the medium term one of future access to peat and also the longer-term issue of replacement with alternatives. My Department commissioned an independent expert to work with all peat suppliers to ascertain the level of horticultural...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Turf Cutting (5 Apr 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...are over 16,200 life years lost, while many people also experience a poor quality of life due to the associated short-term and long-term health impacts of this form of pollution. The National Peatlands Strategy acknowled`ges the tradition of burning peat in Ireland, but also recognises that the associated emissions to the air contain a range of pollutants. Research undertaken by the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I announced on Budget night that the application of carbon tax to coal and commercial peat will be subject to a commencement order to allow a robust mechanism to be put in place to counter the sourcing of coal and peat from Northern Ireland where lower environmental standards apply. I do not propose to introduce the tax on coal and peat until that issue is addressed appropriately and that is...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The objective of achieving 30% co-firing of biomass with peat in the 3 peat fired power stations by 2015, was set in the Energy Policy Framework 2007. Electricity generated at the 3 Peat fired power stations is covered under the Public Service Obligation which was introduced in 2001. This allows the companies involved, Bord na Móna and ESB, to claim back certain costs from the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (23 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), and Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Housing) sets out a series of actions to support the horticultural growers who are dependent on peat as a growing medium. In these targeted actions which reflect the multi-faceted nature of the problem, the Department is endeavouring to address the short-term issue of supply, the medium...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (29 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The extent of any commercial impact on the horticulture sector arising from a decision by Bord na Mona to suspend all peat harvesting will depend initially on the level of domestic stocks of horticultural peat on hand, alternative suppliers of peat and the development of alternative growing mediums. My Department is participating in a cross-departmental working group led by the...

Written Answers — Nitrates Directive: Nitrates Directive (29 Sep 2010) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Smith: The definition of peat soils used by my Department is taken from Peatlands of Ireland, Soil Survey Bulletin by R.F. Hammond (1979). It constitutes a peat layer greater than 30 cm on drained peats and greater than 45 cm on undrained peats. It is not proposed to change this. The soil classification criterion used in the Nitrates regulations, the European Communities (Good Agricultural...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (18 Feb 2021) See 2 other results from this answer

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 205 of 10 December 2020. My Department has no direct role in relation to the horticulture sector, including the sourcing of peat or peat products for the sector. However, a working group is being established by the Minister of State for Heritage and Local Government Reform in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The working paper, the Deputy refers to, outlined a series of actions to support horticultural growers who are dependent on peat as a growing medium.The aim of these actions is to address the short-term issue of supply, the medium-term issue of future access to peat and also the longer-term issue of replacement with alternatives for all sectors within horticulture, including mushrooms. Short...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (15 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I have neither statutory nor Ministerial responsibility for the harvesting of horticultural peat. To assist in addressing the question of horticultural peat for domestic purposes, I have established a working group under an independent chairman, Dr. Munoo Prasad, to examine the issues which had been identified during the Review of the use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Dr. John Curtis: Yes, the ESRI has said that before. The situation at present is that peat is co-fired and by having a refit scheme to incentivise the burning of biomass, at the same time we are burning peat, which is the most emissions intensive. There is a case made for security of supply as to our use of peat, but I find it hard on economic grounds to justify why we would continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Sep 2018)

Denis Naughten: ...EPA projections for the energy industries sector, projected emissions in the WAM scenario show an increase over the WEM scenario from 2020 to 2025. The Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy that supports peat being used for power generation ceases in December 2019 under the WEM scenario, and consequently peat used for power generation significantly reduces. Thereafter, the fuel type used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

...of which is comprised of mushroom exports. They are dependent on the British market for that. As I mentioned in my statement, energy and labour are constraints on that. The Senator also mentioned peat. Peat is an ideal growing medium for mushrooms. The volume of peat that is used by the mushroom sector has been decreasing. They are trying to absolutely minimise that and are looking...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Horticulture Sector (24 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Bord Na Móna’s last full peat harvest took place in 2018, followed by a partial harvest in 2019 and a full suspension of harvesting operations in 2020. Bord Na Móna’s decision to cease peat harvesting in January 2021 is a commercial and operational matter for the board and management of the company, and not one in which I as Minister have any function. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (30 Apr 2013)

Michael Noonan: ...of carbon tax to all solid fuels supplied in the State. This will take effect from 1 May 2013. Solid fuel is defined under section 77 of the Finance Act 2010, as amended and means coal or peat. Coal is further defined to include coal and lignite, solid fuel manufactured from coal and lignite, and any other energy product within the meaning of Article 2.1 of Council Directive 2003/96/EC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Agriculture: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Ms Deirdre Fay: One of the research projects, called the re-peat project, aims to acquire a high-quality version of the complete series of the old bog commissioners' maps and other available peat maps and carry out extensive field visit verification of map boundaries. It will utilise image classification tools and high-resolution imagery to identify, with a high degree of precision,...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: ...'s detailed knowledge of these matters. Regulation 4 of Statutory Instrument 118 of 1998 requires bags of fuel to be sealed. There is no compulsion to only sell in bags; it is aimed at coal. Peat is usually sold in briquettes. Peat and wood have a lower sulphur content than coal so peat, which typically has a sulphur content of 0.4%, and based on the Air Pollution Acts and their...