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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Paul Daly: ...fruit and vegetable production is labour intensive and seasonal. Labour will always come up as an issue. In some sectors at the moment the big issue is the growing medium, and the transition from peat to whatever is supposed to be the next peat. There was no just transition there and they were left in the muck. The fact is, that like most producers in the agriculture sector, they are...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: ...tractors need fuel. That leads me on to the carbon tax and the hit on fuel. It will be €19 of an increase on a 900 l fill of a tank of oil for the ordinary householder. I think it will be €1 on the bag of coal and 20 cent on peat briquettes. How much will the increase be at the petrol pump? The Government is very nice and has put it off until April. We will have...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...support scheme. This demonstrates that a double-sided contract for difference which involves payback when market prices exceed €1€20 MW/h does not hinder investment in wind generation. Coal, oil, peat, biomass and so on, by comparison, will experience no increase in unexpected revenue due to the variable cap proposed by the Department. The variable cap contained in Article...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned and to promote a balanced socio-economic transition. One of its key priorities in Ireland is providing former peat communities with smart and sustainable mobility options to enable them to benefit directly from the green transition. The EU Just Transition Fund is targeted at the Midlands area and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023) See 13 other results from this debate

Pippa Hackett: ...will require further analysis and assessment regarding their eligibility as they are in areas where new restrictions may apply, which may affect their eligibility. These applications are either on peat soils, in high nature value areas, in breeding wader areas or a combination of these. I know that this will require additional work at application stage in cases affected. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (4 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...matter. The Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, companies and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna. This funding is targeted to ensure that nobody is left behind in this necessary transition to a low-carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (28 Sep 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Christopher O'Sullivan: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the reason the decommissioned Bord na Móna, Derryadd peat bog, at Mid Shannon Wilderness Park, County Longford, continues to have large volumes of water drained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41814/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (28 Sep 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...Fund.The Government is committed to a just transition in the Midlands region and has dedicated significant funding to supporting workers, enterprises and communities affected by the closure of the peat-fired power stations and the end of peat harvesting by Bord na Móna. My Department continues to support 56projects in the Midlands region through the National Just Transition Fund.The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...must be complied with as part of our State Aid approval and each application will require a detailed assessment process and consideration by applicants of the impact of afforestation on peats, birds and high nature value farmland. Broadleaf trees planted to fulfil the 20% requirement must satisfy the rules underpinning the relevant Forest Type they are being planted under and adhere to...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...treason. We are depending on a pipeline bringing gas from England and God knows where else, the burning of turf has been stopped, the bogs have been closed, power stations in Lanesborough and elsewhere have been closed and peat is being brought in from Latvia and other places. One could not make it up. Nobody would believe it. Deputy Michael Collins and I went to meet the Society of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Sep 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Howlin: ...the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if officials from his Department have carried out analyses on the afforestation files on hand that will be affected by new restrictions relating to peat, high nature value farmlands and extended bird exclusion zones; to detail the overall number of applications affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41472/23]

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Sep 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...this by implementing a cap of €120 per MWh on electricity produced from renewable sources, namely, wind, solar and hydropower. In addition, a variable cap, of at least €180, is applied to coal, oil, peat and biomass fuels. On the basis of economic appraisal conducted by my Department, I would like to note that these cap levels strike the balance of capturing excess revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023) See 2 other results from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: ...sensitivities, such as habitats and species (including Natura sites, Freshwater Pearl Mussel and Hen Harrier, Breeding Curlew, open habitat birds, Annex I habitats), high nature value farmland, peat soils, hedgerows, water quality (including fisheries sensitive areas, waterbody status, acid-sensitive areas), archaeology, landscape, and local sensitivities. For example, in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023) See 4 other results from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: ...sensitivities, such as habitats and species (including NATURA sites, Freshwater Pearl Mussel and Hen Harrier, Breeding Curlew, open habitat birds, Annex I habitats), high nature value farmland, peat soils, hedgerows, water quality (including fisheries sensitive areas, waterbody status, acid sensitive areas), archaeology, landscape, and local sensitivities.” Under the Forestry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will carry out in-person training to prepare foresters for the new programme specifically regarding organo-mineral soil with a peat depth or equal to 30cm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40001/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion (19 Jul 2023) See 13 other results from this debate

Michael Fitzmaurice: I saw the EPA going to court stating, with regard to peat bogs, that the whole bog was hydrologically connected. As Dr. Cotter is aware, when a case was brought in the past few weeks and the EPA was asked for the evidence and science of it, it had none to produce even though the EPA believes in science. An ordinary person had to spend large amounts of money to show hydrologically and...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Motions (13 Jul 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Tom Clonan: ..., along with many other things. It should not be the case that habitats are allowed to be de-designated for such projects. To add some context in respect of why we need to protect our bogs, peatlands are the largest natural terrestrial carbon store in the world. The area covered by near-natural peatlands worldwide is in excess of 3 million sq. km and it sequesters 0.37 gigatons of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Aid for Energy Efficiency, Automation and Processing for Commercial Mushroom Producers and the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for Commercial Non-Primary Producers in the Mushroom Sector and for Peat Replacement by Commercial Mushroom Producers are two Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funded schemes which are currently open for applications with a total budget of €5 million. These...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: ...case the Minister of State will correct me, the proposed amendment does not deal with the main problem, which is that there is potential for the dedesignation of a large number of NHAs and allowing peat mining to take place. There is explicit reference in respect of dedesignation to national, regional and local economic needs. This means economic needs could be a reason to abandon our...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: ...that it is not the Government's intention to cause division by tabling a countermotion. I really appreciate the constructive engagement the Deputy has consistently shown down the years with the peatlands in particular. I thank Deputy Harkin as well for tabling this. We need unity on this across the House. I have had good engagement over the weekend with most of our MEPs. I have not...