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

Robbie Gallagher: ...in saying I would like this worthwhile Bill to pass both Houses as a matter of interest. Senator Boyhan and a number of other Senators, including Senators Paul Daly and Eugene Murphy, mentioned peat. This is an issue close to my heart and I know Senator Doherty has championed it as well. We have worked together on legislation to try to solve this problem. It is frustrating that we have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Stations (14 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...Department will work with Monaghan County Council to ensure the facility is built without delay and as soon as possible. I might digress when I have the Minister of State to raise the matter of peat in County Monaghan. Monaghan is well known for many things, one of which is mushrooms, and we have a serious problem there now because peat products are essential for that mushroom industry....

Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...Leas-Chathaoirleach will give me my ten minutes. I have no doubt about that. On a more serious note, I was heartened by one of the Minister of State's sentences, when he said he had no issue with peat extraction being taken from the planning process, which I welcome. I could feel the frustration in his voice during his presentation on this issue. If the Minister of State feels...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Permits (22 Sep 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...Monaghan. If anything was to damage the sector, it would have serious implications for the whole economy of the county. Unfortunately, the sector is currently facing a number of threats, including in the case of the mushroom sector, the issue of peat harvesting. I am sure the Minister of State is well aware of that and although it is a different matter, it is connected to what I am...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Permits (22 Sep 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the comments of the Minister of State regarding peat. I know he is well aware of the urgency of the issue. We need a common-sense solution to this issue today. That is how urgent it is. I am not over-emphasising the seriousness of the situation. I welcome the fact that he is allocating additional staff to deal with the backlog for permits. I look forward to the backlog being...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...is the mushroom industry, which is of great significance to the economy of County Monaghan, where thousands of people are employed.There is a ridiculous situation whereby, due to the ban on peat harvesting in this country, boatloads of peat are now being imported and transported to various parts of the country, with all the carbon footprint that goes with that. I ask that the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...together to find a solution to this problem? Regarding regulations and legislation, how do we compare with other EU states on planning permission, environmental assessments, etc., in respect of peat production? Is Ireland alone in that regard or are we in line with other EU states? I again thank the Chairman for affording me the opportunity to address the committee.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Horticulture Sector (28 Jun 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ..., for taking time out of her busy schedule to be here this morning for this very important debate on the imminent crisis facing the horticultural sector due to the restrictions on agricultural peat harvesting. The mushroom industry is the largest horticultural sector in Ireland with a farm gate value of €119 million, of which approximately 85% is exported to the UK. It employs...