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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Ms MacEvilly spoke earlier about the PSO that supports peat-based electricity generation. When will that stop? Can the PSO be used to support a just transition for the workers and what administrative or legislative measures would be required to enable that?

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

Grace O'Sullivan: ...type schemes are being developed? This approach is best practice in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, which is a place I am very familiar with. What examination has the OPW made of the contribution of peat land drainage to flooding risks? What peat land re-wetting is included in the OPW's flood relief plans?

Seanad: Post Office Closures: Motion (19 Sep 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: ...introducing a public service obligation, PSO, payment as this is crucial to the long-term health of post offices. At the moment, we are using the PSO levy to subsidise fossil fuel burning, that is, peat for electricity generation. This is driving up greenhouse gas emissions, damaging human health and leading us to potentially massive fines for not meeting our climate and energy targets....

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Grace O'Sullivan: ..., energy storage, community energy, transport infrastructure, energy efficiency and sustainable heating for homes and businesses, and rehabilitation of our bogs and national habitats”. In 2019, the €l20 million subsidy for peat will end. Will the Minister tell us what exact, specific plans he has to implement a just transition for Bord na Móna workers that for...

Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Grace O'Sullivan: ...planet any more than we already have. These limits are natural, and it is time to stop speaking out of both sides of our mouths on this by signing a climate pact with one hand while the other hand cuts peat for power generation or signs another licence for oil exploration. We are at the stage now of risking accumulating massive stranded assets as the world moves on to a post-fossil fuel...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (7 Dec 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: ...amending this long-standing policy. Despite progress, our energy model remains hopelessly mired in some of the oldest, dirtiest and least efficient methods of energy generation. The ESB is planning to continue burning peat until 2030. Renewable energy plans remain limited to large-scale wind developments, and there is little to no scope for the inclusion of the community sector in small...

Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: ...is something I hope to hear from the Minister today and I am prepared to work with him on it. We need to look towards reforming the public service obligation, PSO, levy; phase out the subsidy for peat and gas burning and work towards a new PSO model to commence by 2020. We need to talk about divestment from fossil fuels, green procurement and ensuring wind energy sources are developed in...