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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: ...unless specifically exempted under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act), or the associated Regulations, requires planning permission.  In the case of the harvesting of peat, Class 17 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), provides that peat extraction in a new or extended area of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The recent High Court judgment set aside the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Peat Extraction) Regulations 2019 made by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the supplementary Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2019 made by me. These Regulations, in combination, introduced a streamlined system for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...Taskforce is working to determine the parameters of the scheme, including finalising the counties to be included. This process will take into consideration the counties that are most affected by reductions in peat harvesting, the location and numbers of local authority housing stock in the midlands that could benefit from the programme. My Department recently met with some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...2017 (S.I. No. 538 of 2017) - European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296/2018) - European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Peat Extraction) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 4/2019) In relation to the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019, and Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...Action and Environment in relation to new legislative procedures to put in place as speedily as possible a robust and effective legislative underpinning for a new regulatory regime for large-scale peat extraction. Under the proposed new regime, large scale peat extraction on sites in excess of 30 hectares will become subject to a licence issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...the drafting of European Union Regulations with a view to putting in place as speedily as possible a robust and effective legislative underpinning for a new regulatory system for the large-scale peat extraction sector.  Under the new system, the Environmental Protection Agency will be required to carry out environmental impact assessment as part of its examination of licence...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...of European Union Regulations with a view to putting in place as speedily as possible a robust and effective legislative underpinning for a proposed new regulatory system for the large-scale peat extraction sector. Under the new system, the Agency will be required to carry out environmental impact assessment as part of its examination of licence applications for peat extraction on sites...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (2 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I am aware of the concerns of commercial peat operators arising from the recent High Court judgment in relation to the planning status of peat extraction. Industry representatives and other relevant stakeholder groups were included in the October 2016 stakeholder consultation undertaken by my Department in relation to the development of the draft European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614, 615 and 631 together. My Department is continuing to actively progress draft European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations that, when signed into law, will establish a revised regulatory regime in respect of large-scale peat extraction, requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out an environmental impact...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently progressing draft European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations that will establish a revised regulatory regime in respect of large-scale peat extraction. Under the draft Regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency will be required to carry out an environmental impact assessment as part of its examination of applications for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (7 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently progressing draft Regulations under the European Communities Act 1972 that will establish a revised regulatory regime in respect of large-scale peat extraction, under the proposed title of the European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations. Under the proposed new arrangements, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be required...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There are no specific planning guidelines issued by my Department in relation to the assessment of the climate impact of renewable energy developments on peatlands, including degraded peatlands, as referred to by the Deputy. It should be noted that policy matters in relation to climate change and renewable energy generally are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications,...

Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (23 Mar 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: 3 o’clock The introduction of a carbon tax was about sending a price signal that there is a cost associated with the combustion of fossil fuels to the detriment of the environment. Peat briquettes have among the highest carbon content of all fossil fuels. As a result, they are among the dirtiest fuels, and given the environmental impact, it is important that they are taxed. ...

Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (23 Mar 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...happening. Bord na Móna staff has expertise and it is doing excellent work. The Government and the Deputy understand that the impact of the carbon tax will inevitably be evidenced in the sale of peat briquettes, which is what is happening, but it also provides an opportunity and an incentive to transition to cleaner and more suitable fuels in the future. The chief executive officer...