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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is reluctant to accept the UN recommendation for countries to leave untouched all peat soils of 10 cm depth rather than afforesting and reafforesting sites with peat depths of 30 cm, 40 cm and even 50 cm deep peat, as alluded to in Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 26 April 2023; if he can at least assure this Deputy that he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...No. 286 of 23 February 2023, while noting his announcement that he is 'reassessing its policy with regard to future afforestation on organic soils and that this will be informed by the UN Global Peatlands Assessment', if he will re-examine his reply in the context of this report's recommendations to set a depth-defining peat (organic) soils at 10 centimetres to avoid GHG emissions, and as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Feb 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the 2022 United National Global Peatlands Assessment which suggests that the inclusion of climate concerns would, because of the enormous carbon density of peat, lead to more shallow thresholds for example, 10 cm (details supplied); if he will concede that a shallower threshold for Ireland than...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Feb 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that no second or further forestry replanting is approved to take place on peat soils, given that the resulting emissions of greenhouse gases from the disturbance to these organic soils continue to peak on successive rotations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9325/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost in 2022 of subsidies for peat production. [41193/21]

An Appreciation of the Life and Work of Seamus Heaney: Statements (24 Sep 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...fell to right away Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods Over his shoulder, going down and down For the good turf. Digging. The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slap Of soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edge Through living roots awaken in my head. But I've no spade to follow men like them. Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests. I'll dig with it.He dug a...