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Seanad: Progress in Relation to Climate Change: Statements (14 Feb 2019)

David Norris: ...not in the bland world of the Minister. Some things are changing. The burning of coal is being phased out at Moneypoint, where they are using biomass instead. However, it is being co-fired with peat. It is another half measure. We are supposed to be reducing our emissions by one million tonnes per year, but we are actually increasing it by two million tonnes per year. We should stop...

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...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Fisheries Protection (10 Dec 2015)

David Norris: ...the first instance. There are a series of social changes that have affected this, including, for example, the development since the 1950s of rural electrification, gas cylinders and Bord na Móna peat briquettes. In the past in rural areas people went out and gathered firewood from the banks of small rivers and streams, thereby leaving the riverbanks, which were considered public...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)

David Norris: ...from a ledger that was unearthed when bodies were exhumed on foot of a sale of land by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity as a consequence of financial losses on an unwise investment in Guinness Peat Aviation. This puts the matter in an interesting context. As I suggested yesterday, all kinds of surprising sources will be found because a variety of institutions used the facilities,...

Seanad: Export-led Growth: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

David Norris: ...tourism. The girls identified the problem and they collected samples. A chemical analysis showed that this material could be compressed and turned into briquettes that burned for twice as long as peat briquettes and had the same heat co-efficiency. This is a fantastic development. The mother of a dyslexic daughter created an aid which helps those with dyslexia by cutting the back off a...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (3 Jun 2010)

David Norris: ...young women isolated the problem, examined it, collected some of the material involved, processed it and compressed it into briquettes. They found that these briquettes burned for twice as long as peat briquettes while giving the same fuel and heat equivalents. I thought that research was stunning and brilliant. Those young people examined a problem and turned it into an advantage. I am...

Seanad: Adult Education: Motion (2 Jun 2010)

David Norris: ...They isolated this problem and examined it. When they collected the material in question, they discovered they could treat it and compress it to create briquettes. It burned for twice as long as peat and gave the same heat value.