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An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: ...will flow from it, there is a proposal to set up a just transition fund of €6 million to help communities to move away from high carbon sources of energy to low sources, which is a reference to peat and coal burning stations. The fund is to be used to mitigate the significant affects on workers and local communities as the transition happens. However, It is to be confined to peat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: .... There will be job losses at Moneypoint. The workforce is being reduced by 50% as we speak. A €5 million just transition proposal has been included in this year's budget. It targets the peat-burning stations in the midlands. The Taoiseach confirmed to me this afternoon that there will be a similar fund for Moneypoint, hopefully in the near future. Given our target of 70%...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: ...fund of €6 million, which is very welcome. It also proposes to establish the position of transition commissioner. However, the Budget Statement only refers to supporting the midlands communities where peat burning stations will cease operation by 2028. A power station omitted from it that should have been included is Moneypoint because it is in a similar position. It must cease...

Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Sep 2019)

Michael Harty: ...be given opportunities to transition to new jobs via retraining into environmentally sustainable jobs or other careers to sustain their communities. If one applies this to Moneypoint or to the peat-burning industry in the midlands, companies such as the ESB and Bord na Móna should have a responsibility to support those losing their jobs who wish to be retrained or upskilled to find...

Climate Change: Statements (19 Sep 2019)

Michael Harty: ...for taking the debate. I want to speak on several aspects of climate change, namely, renewable energy and the future diversification of farming. We need to reduce our dependence on coal and peat. We are 13% higher in producing energy from those two sources than the average EU country and we need to catch up rapidly to avoid penalties for not reaching our emission targets. The...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: ...natural offshore wind, wave and solar energy are important policy objectives. The development of functional and practical electric cars is a goal worth pursuing. Looking at a green future for Moneypoint and all other peat-burning stations is the right thing to do. The Minister of Health, Deputy Simon Harris, recently referred to the Sláintecare report and the plan to provide 2,600...