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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Eugene Murphy: ...to support the guests. My first job was teaching horticulture. I make a constant argument that when we talk about environmental issues, we are defeating the purpose when we ban the production of peat here and bring it in from eastern Europe instead. Also, we need to consider all the things we could produce in this country instead of importing them from all over the world. What effect...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: ...in this world that it is appalling. It is nice to see Senator Gallagher in the Acting Leader's chair. I am not a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, but peat industry representatives appeared before it yesterday. I know this issue is very close to the Acting Leader's heart. I appeal to the Department of the Environment, Climate and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bord na Móna (7 Apr 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Senator. I know every dust of peat on Mountdillon Bog as it is close to me.

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Eugene Murphy: ...support. I have never lobbied for the big exporters. Senator Garvey was right when she said that we need a debate. We need to discuss what is happening. I even heard a rumour that some of the peat that was imported from Latvia could have been exported again. I urge Senator Garvey to share that information with us as quickly as possible. I am sure she will. We cannot just return to...

Seanad: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Eugene Murphy: ..., when the Government fell, the Bill fell. That is why we are back where we are today. I also thank Senator Carrigy for his very valid contribution and his colleagues for their support. I repeat that this is work everybody should do together. If we have to make some amendments or changes, we should do that. To clarify, one of the problems we need to understand with dredging is that,...

Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)

Eugene Murphy: ...industry. North-east Roscommon, as the Minister of State knows because he has relations I am very friendly with in that region, and the areas around Ballinasloe, Galway and Shannonbridge are major peat areas. They are very seldom referenced in the debates. When we talked about job losses with the closure of ESB and Bord na Móna peat operations, the Minister of State well knows that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

Eugene Murphy: ...by fossil fuels. Let me be quite clear about that. I support Government policy in dealing with that but in the short term, I would like the Government to look at the possibility of re-opening two peat-powered power stations in my part of the country on a temporary basis. One station is in Lanesborough while the other is in Shannonbridge. Of course, it is not the right thing to do in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Eugene Murphy: ...step. I will address briefly the threat to thousands of jobs in the horticulture sector, an issue that has been discussed many times in the Seanad. We are facing a scenario where we will be out of peat in the autumn. Despite some people thinking this is a Government policy, it is not. The shortage of peat is down to a High Court ruling in 2019, which seriously impacted on the way peat...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Eugene Murphy: ...for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to come to the House to reassure us that we are not facing this debacle. I am somewhat concerned because we closed down two peat-burning stations in Lanesborough and Shannonbridge. While we all accept the peat-burning era is coming to an end, the eight-year closedown and just transition virtually became a one-year...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Just Transition (17 Dec 2020)

Eugene Murphy: ...of State for being here to speak to the matter. I am sure he is aware at this stage that the closure of the Lanesborough and Shannonbridge power stations have been a huge blow. I accept that peat-burning stations are going, as this must happen for environmental reasons. I do not want to excite people too much but we could face power cuts in the coming months. This is a time when we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...of the county to the other, people who should be relocated have not been relocated. I accept certain works are being done on the River Shannon. In terms of maintenance and the amount of silt and peat in the River Shannon, I had thought there was some agreement with Bord na Móna that there would be a pilot scheme to remove some of it. Finally, my party brought forward a Bill on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Eugene Murphy: ..., that was never there before. I fished as a young lad there and this is causing a lot of annoyance to fishermen. Is there a budget to remove that type of growth, as well as the amount of silt and peat that is in the River Shannon? Capacity has been badly affected over the years. Is there a budget to cover that? As for flood defences, it appears to me that we are looking at masses...

Flooding in County Donegal: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...and some work has been carried out. However, we have lost almost one year and none of the work has been done. An arrangement was made with Bord na Móna on the River Shannon to remove silt and peat from the river but that has not been done either. We will have to carry out improvements and ensure regular maintenance is carried out throughout the country. I have no doubt we will...

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 May 2017)

Eugene Murphy: ...and I do not see diggers working on the rivers. I do not see the programme that was promised for the River Shannon being put in place. Members will know that rivers everywhere are choked up with peat and silt. I am aware that this is not the Tánaiste's area. The Minister, Deputy Naughten, is pushing for this. I implore the Tánaiste to use the fine weather to get this work...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Eugene Murphy: The Minister of State, his officials and I all know that an amount of silt and peat has built up in the River Shannon over the years. Bord na Móna has major works in the localities right along the River Shannon in Roscommon, Longford, and Offaly. Has the Minister of State had any discussions with Bord na Móna about a possible dredging scheme to remove some of that silt from the...