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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of jobs either directly or indirectly created by the just transition programme which has been introduced to compensate for the closure of peat production and sale in the midlands. [24506/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: ..., County Tipperary, is not to be forgotten about as part of that process. The plant there had to close its operation as part of this process as well. The midlands are often talked about where peat production is concerned but Littleton, as I am sure the Taoiseach is aware, is another area that was badly affected. I had to fight to have it included in the just transition work.

Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (16 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...of time. This has been a bolt from the blue for the workers and an extension will give them time to format their lives and plan. We need a plan for the resource and plant that is left in place. The peat that is left there needs to be exported which would save some jobs and create others. As somebody who supports workers, I note finally that the redundancy package is unfair. I do not...

Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (16 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: ..., has been made and e have been told it will not be changed under any circumstances. However, we need to fight to try to get the best deal for the workers. There are four issues, the first of which is the peat which remains, how it can be used and whether there is capacity for it to be used for export purposes, in particular, in order to maintain and, it is to be hoped, generate some...

Topical Issue Debate: Bituminous Fuel Ban (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...deliver. There have been questions about it in the past but the technology has moved on and we are quite confident in respect of it. I agree with the Deputy about diversification in respect of peat. There are no plans to do anything else. What we are doing is designed to deal with smoky coal. This is the initiative I have announced but we share a common interest in this. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...with me and identifies the meetings that took place. Name of private external lobbying group Number of meeting requests submitted Number of meetings held AILG 1 1 IRISH COMMERCIAL PEAT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION 1 0 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1 1 ARCHITECTS ALLIANCE 1 1 ASSOCIATION OF FARM CONTRACTORS 1 1 CERBERUS (DAN QUAYLE) 1 1 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEDERATION...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Peat Fuel Burning (30 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: .... The ban now applies in 26 urban areas nationwide, including all towns with a population greater than 15,000 people, bringing the ban areas broadly into line with national EPA air quality management zones. Peat briquettes are not covered by the solid fuel smoke emission standard set in national regulations since 1990, which are primarily concerned with bituminous (‘smoky’)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 May 2015)

Alan Kelly: ..., apply in respect of the enforcement of conditions concerning the use of land to which a permission is subject. Longer time limits apply in respect of unauthorised development for quarrying or peat extraction purposes as set out section 157(4)(aa) and (ab) of the Act. Similar time limits to those outlined in section 157(4)(a) apply in section 160 in relation to an application to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: ...to occur in Killarney during the winter evenings and this has been attributed primarily to the burning of solid fuel. The research is endeavoring to attribute the level of air pollution to specific fuels, including coal, peat and wood. The ban on the marketing, sale, distribution and burning of bituminous fuel (or ‘smoky coal ban’ as it is commonly known) currently applies...