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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (8 Dec 2022)

Alan Farrell: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of efforts to support the horticulture sector with particular regard to those dependent on peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60240/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Farrell: I have two more quick questions. One of them is in relation to the measurement of the benefits of particular uses for particular pieces of land, whether they be rewetted peatland or rewetted forestry lands that were inappropriately used in the eyes of our witnesses. Do we have the expertise for that? Alternatively, does Dr. Moran believe we have the ability to develop that expertise to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

Alan Farrell: ...mire in terms of afforestation and what we need to do to improve that sector. I would be pleased to hear any insights or remarks Dr. Hanrahan may have on that issue. While it is a micro issue, peat extraction has arisen in recent months. It is frustrating because we have done the right thing in stopping peat extraction for energy purposes. We are heavily engaged in bog restoration, yet...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Farrell: I am a Deputy for Dublin Fingal. Deputy Canney will not be surprised to hear that horticultural peat is an issue that affects my constituency greatly as well. I look forward to a resolution of that matter. Budget 2022 is a very positive one and will benefit people throughout the country, from all backgrounds and walks of life. Regardless of what has been claimed by others, I believe...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Alan Farrell: ...out these vital projects and the infrastructure necessary, without which we will struggle to align our ambition with our ability. We must also clarify our own policies, particularly in the context of peat production. Quite rightly, there has been confusion over recent reports of imports of peat to Ireland countering a long-held tradition of peat production in Ireland. While not all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I confirm that I am in the precincts of Leinster House, although only just. My question relates to the horticulture sector, specifically peat and the fact that we are currently importing it from other jurisdictions. There has been a suggestion from the sector that a cultivation of as little as 75 acres would cater sufficiently for demand over a ten-year period. I am not aware whether...

Climate Action Plan to Tackle Climate Breakdown: Statements (Resumed) (27 Jun 2019)

Alan Farrell: ...to eradicate these materials from supply chains or to ensure that they are recycled here. It is very important that we change the source of our energy from the current reliance on oil, gas and peat to more renewable resources. A conversation must take place around wind, wave and solar energy, heat pumps and other sources of electricity and their promotion. Homeowners must be able to...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Alan Farrell: .... We are seeing more electricity points for the purposes of charging these vehicles. Of course, one still has to go back to the source of the energy that is charging, which is primarily fossil fuels such as peat, oil and other forms of energy generation. We must address this in the context not just of the commitments we have given through various international agreements but our own...