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Nature Restoration Law: Statements (7 Mar 2024)

Jackie Cahill: ...their feet that it is not economical to plant forestry. We need to go back and re-examine this. We now have designated land with a blanket ban, unenclosed land with a blanket ban and land with a certain level of peat with a blanket ban. Environmental scientists have appeared before our committee to say that those blanket bans are actually hindering the creation of the habitats we are...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: ...a forestry strategy for the forestry industry finally approved by Brussels. That strategy will not work because the land we should be planting on is being barred from planting. We cannot plant now on peat land, designated land or unenclosed land. I was at a conference on climate change and agriculture in the Aviva Stadium a couple of weeks ago. The common theme among all the experts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I would like clarification. Does the reclassification from 45 cm to 30 cm of peat apply for replanting on land that has been clear felled?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (29 Jun 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if peat regardless of its depth, which has been drained, reclaimed and farmed for livestock or tillage purposes, either intensively or extensively, can be returned to its undrained, un-reclaimed and undisturbed state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31876/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (29 Jun 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how farming activities on peat compare to planting trees on peat in terms of emitting carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31877/23]

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

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Rushe. He has outlined the problems we know are in the horticulture sector. We have done a lot of talking here about the availability of horticulture peat. I agree we are failing to face up to that issue. Importing peat is environmental madness as well as economic madness. While the growers have reduced by two thirds, the acreage has dropped by a far smaller percentage. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: .... Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to switch off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to undertake an examination of the impact of peat shortages on the horticulture industry and, in the second session, to discuss the environmental impact of local emissions. In the first session, the committee will hear from Mr. Seamus Boland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Boland for his frank answers and for going through his report in such detail. Unfortunately, we have not climbed a summit in making peat available to the horticulture and nursery industries, but what Mr. Boland has put before us is most definitely well-intentioned. We will discuss this matter at a private meeting in order to see how we can advance the...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...in the budget to other technologies to allow us to reach our 25% target without hindering our ability to produce. I am the Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I will refer to peat and our inability to issue licences for its harvesting. If we are going to meet the challenges of climate change, everyone has to bat together and be on the one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I remind all witnesses, members and those in the Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is the continued examination of peat shortages in the horticulture sector. The committee will hear from the Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett, and officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. All those present in the committee room are asked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I do not know how the Minister of State can say there is not a cliff edge because we do not know. The report we got this morning at 11 a.m. could not quantify what peat is there. I do not know how we can say there is not a cliff edge there because the industry indicated there is and the report said they did not know. I do not know how the Minister of State can estimate what peat stocks are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: How many licences have been issued over the past 12 months for people to cut peat in the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I would say the peat is of inferior quality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...the mushroom side. The problems in the UK economy to which we export the vast majority of our mushrooms are creating complicating factors. It was clear to us here on the last occasion that the peat that they are using at present and have to import is of inferior quality and it is a cost that the industry will not be able to bear. As I say, there are other factors that are putting the...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...in the coming months, they will simply have to cease operations. I am dealing with a mushroom producer. This industry is facing one issue after another, from the lack of availability of peat to the substantial increases in the cost of energy. The lack of availability of labour is now putting businesses in jeopardy. Some horticultural producers, especially in the mushroom industry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I remind all witnesses, members and those in the Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. Today's meeting is the continued examination of the horticultural peat supply. The committee will hear from representatives of Growing Media Ireland, the Commercial Mushroom Producers Co-operative Society Limited and the Kildare Growers Group. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...the only Government Deputy left in the session. This cannot be justified. There is no justification for it. Whatever way you look at it, whether it is upside-down or downside-up, the import of peat into this country is completely illogical. I think it was Ms McManus who said that if you put a credit scorecard on the emissions in importing peat, it has to do more damage to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...meeting, which has been a long session. The next public meeting of this committee will take place on Wednesday, 12 October at 5.30 p.m., when the committee will continue its examination of the peat supply in the horticulture sector. As there is no further business, the meeting now stands adjourned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...scrutiny of the veterinary medicinal products medicated feed and fertilisers regulation Bill 2022. The committee will also meet at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 October, when we will examine peat supply for the horticultural sector. There will be a private committee meeting on Tuesday at 3.30 p.m. On Thursday week as well, we will have the launch of the report on issues impacting on dog...