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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector and Climate Action Plan: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Andrew Doyle: ...a role for a scheme similar to the forestry environment protection scheme which was in place some years ago. That would need to be harmonised with the Common Agricultural Policy on which negotiation is ongoing. On peat soil, after five to ten years there will be a net sink of carbon. As the forest grows, the carbon stock will be higher than if it remained in peat soils. It has been...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Climate Change Policy (8 Feb 2018)

Andrew Doyle: ...no plans to ban oil and gas prospecting offshore. Ireland’s transition to a low carbon energy future will involve progressively moving to lower emission fuels, for example, moving initially from peat and coal to natural gas and, ultimately, towards an even greater reliance on renewable energy. In that regard, the Government has introduced a range of policy measures and schemes to...

State Forestry: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2013)

Andrew Doyle: ...the private sector processors; windmills and renewable energy. Coillte continues to have a public service obligation which it argues is not the most economic or efficient method of supplying wood chip to the peat-burning stations for co-firing. I am the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The chief executive of Coillte and also the chairman have...

Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2007)

Andrew Doyle: ...industry holds the greatest potential to deal with our energy dependency issues. A debate on the use of land for food or fuel is on the way. For example, Bord na Mona is eating into its peat reserves annually but its land is the most suitable for biomass production through planting willow which could be renewed. The Government needs to consider this. The energy generated from peat...