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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy (6 Nov 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Pat Rabbitte: Section 39 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (‘the Act’) sets out the legal basis for the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy. It is designed to support the use of indigenous fuels (i.e. peat) and the use of renewable energy sources in electricity generation with the proceeds of the levy used to defray, inter alia, the additional costs incurred by electricity suppliers...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Resources (27 Jun 2017)

Denis Naughten: ...’s dependence on fossil fuels, it is acknowledged that fossil fuels will have a role in the energy transition. This is reflected in the draft National Mitigation Plan which notes the role of peat in power generation. While it is recognised that Ireland’s limited biomass resource would be more efficiently deployed in the heating sector long-term, the use of biomass in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.   Regarding the future use of peat moss in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.   Regarding the future use of peat moss in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Regarding the future use of peat moss in the horticulture...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019) See 5 other results from this debate

Mr. Tom Donnellan: Horticultural peat will be key to Bord na Móna decarbonising. It is probably the last piece of the equation. In the next 18 months we will reduce our horticultural peat sales by 50% as we transition to non-peat based horticultural products. We already have large contracts signed with some of our big customers. This is all part of the journey. Bord na Móna is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (27 Jan 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 898 and 899 together. In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. ...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yesterday, people from the peat industry were outside. I was disappointed that the Minister did not go out to meet them. They are growers who say that their businesses are being adversely affected. I met people who have been involved in horticulture for decades. Their families are steeped in it. They wonder how in the name of God it makes sense that they must now get their peat from...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

David Norris: ...have much scientific evidence in Ireland as it simply has not been done. I would, however, like to put on the record the results of a survey conducted by the University of Leeds on the impact of peat burning on the chemical composition of the landscape. It states that prescribed burning on peatlands was shown to have clear effects on peat hydrology, peat chemistry and physical...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (21 Sep 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Ryan: There are currently no specific conditions laid down by my Department that must be fulfilled before a person may engage in the commercial sale of peat or peat-related products.New regulations are being developed to begin the phasing out of the most polluting fuels, and from 2022 new standards for all solid fuels will apply in Ireland. In order to accommodate those with rights to harvest sod...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006) See 4 other results from this debate

Noel Dempsey: ...million. The upper limit of €100 million has remained unchanged since the passing of the Turf Development Act 1998. The core business of Bord na Móna plc over the years has been the supply of peat and peat-fired electricity-generating stations owned by the ESB and the independent peat-fired power station at Edenderry. It also produces peat briquettes as an indigenous solid fuel for...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (4 May 2005)

Noel Dempsey: Since 2002 the Commission for Energy Regulation has been responsible for determination of the level of public service order granted for Bellacorrick peat station by virtue of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) Order (Amended) 2002, (S.I. 217 of 2002). The Commission for Energy Regulation is obliged under that order, from its commencement date of 23 May 2002, to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (17 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: While peatlands in their natural state act as long-term sinks for atmospheric CO2 and are recognised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the most important long-term carbon store in the terrestrial biosphere, the purpose of the draft solid fuel regulations is to protect human health. It is estimated that each year, some 1,300 people die prematurely in Ireland due to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (20 Oct 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314, 315 and 316 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no involvement in the regulation of peat extraction. Nevertheless, I am very well aware of the concerns in relation to the licensing of peat extraction which are generating challenges (volume and price) for the horticulture sector. Malcolm Noonan T.D.,...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (7 Apr 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Ryan: ...for biomass products to generate electricity. Bord na Mona is currently engaged in a pilot co-firing project which is examining the suitability of different types of biomass in co-firing with peat. The existing ESB and Bord na Mona plants generating electricity from peat will not qualify as CHP plants nor are there proposals to extend the REFIT scheme to those peat-powered for co-firing...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Planning and Development Regulations 2005 generally exempt peat extraction below a threshold of ten hectares from the requirement for planning permission. However, there are exceptions where the peat extraction would have significant effects on the environment. In these limited cases, planning permission must be applied for, accompanied by an environmental impact statement. Where the peat...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (27 Mar 2018) See 2 other results from this answer

Catherine Martin: 615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that An Bord Pleanála ruled in 2013 that the peat extraction at a location (details supplied) is unauthorised and that the High Court recently confirmed that finding in a case taken by the peat extraction company against An Bord Pleanála; and the steps his Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...soils, the amount that will be offset by the removals from the growing trees and other environmental considerations. The table below highlights the main reports used to inform the decision on peat as outlined in Irelands forestry programme for the period 2023 to 2027. EPA 2023. National inventory report Greenhouse gas emissions 1990 – 2022. Reported to the United...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Working Group on the Use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry was established following a series of High Court decisions which determined that large-scale peat harvesting requires planning permission and licensing by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Working Group was tasked in particular with examining the potential of alternatives to peat for the horticultural industry....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very well aware of the concerns in relation to the licensing of peat extraction which are generating challenges (volume and price) for the horticulture sector. As the Deputy knows my Department has no involvement in the regulation of peat extraction. Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan T.D.,...