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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...in ancillary industries. These are the people who grow our strawberries, mushrooms and nursery plants which are sold on a wholesale basis and supplied to others in the industry. Only 0.4% of total Irish peatlands are used for horticulture peat harvesting. Since June, peatland owners must apply for planning permission and a licence that will take four to six years. Current peat supplies...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...for these projects will be spread over three years and projects must be completed by the end of 2023. The Government also approved funding of €108 million last week for Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project. A further €18 million will be committed to the project by Bord na Móna. The Government is committed to ensuring a just...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Timmy Dooley: ...in the midlands under the just transition programme. The programme is aimed at addressing the very significant economic impact of the decision of the State to move away from the burning of peat as our contribution towards the reduction in carbon emissions. The decision to invest €100 million in the midlands is a good one. It is the right decision for the environment and for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid (26 Nov 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for a green, low Carbon, economy. This pathway will deliver job opportunities to sectors and regions most affected by the transition away from a dependence on fossil fuels starting, with the midlands peat producing areas, and ensuring that vulnerable groups are helped, as transformative policies are developed and implemented. Achievement of these objectives will require the anticipation...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Daly: ...O'Loughlin of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the growing crisis in the Irish horticulture sector in relation to the provision of peat. I have also received notice from Senator Garret Ahearn of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to allocate urban...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...does not happen. The second issue I wish to raise relates to the Irish horticultural industry, which employs 6,000 people directly and 11,000 indirectly. Current legislation has prohibited all peatland harvesting since 16 June 2020. If this is not addressed, supplies of peat will run out in July 2021. I call for a debate on this matte with the Ministers concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (24 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...with relevant stakeholders in the Midlands, setting out the analysis of the challenges facing the region, and for Bord na Móna workers, their families and communities, arising from an accelerated exit from peat harvesting. The report containsimportant recommendations. The Government is already acting on a number of these and is committed to preparing an implementation plan to address...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (24 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Darren O'Rourke: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a recent peat slippage near a windfarm (details supplied) in County Donegal; the way in which this will be investigated and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37840/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wind Energy Generation (19 Nov 2020) See 2 other results from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. We have all been taken aback by it and the scenes we have witnessed are shocking. My Department and I are aware of last weekend's peat slide near the Meenbog wind farm, which is currently under construction close to Barnesmore Gap south of Ballybofey, County Donegal. The matter is being actively investigated by a number of statutory agencies led...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of the peat slide near Meenbog wind farm, Barnesmore Gap, south of Ballybofey, County Donegal, which is under construction. The matter is being actively investigated by several statutory agencies, led by Donegal County Council. It involves the Environmental Protection Agency, Irish Water, the Loughs Agency, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, as well as the Northern Ireland...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 158: In page 66, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “PART 6 REPORTSReport on options for enhancement of Employment Investment Incentive relief in Midlands Peat Region 55. The Minister shall, within 90 days of the passing of this Act, publish a report on options for the enhancement of the Employment Investment Incentive relief in the Midlands Peat...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the decade before dropping back to current levels by 2030. The increased demand in the near term is primarily driven by the growth in electricity demand along with natural gas replacing coal, peat and oil in electricity generation. The reduction in the second half of the decade is expected as a result of increased levels of renewable electricity displacing generation from natural gas. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Matt Carthy: ...in that project. Could we get clarification on Coillte's initial role? The images certainly stopped me in my tracks when Mr. Mark Rooney posted a video on Twitter and other social media showing peat slippage and trees moving through the area adjacent to the Meenbog wind farm. Does Coillte accept the concerns raised by residents in advance of the development of that wind farm were...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...different organisations in further developing its policy on just transition and in implementing the Programme for Government commitments. The Government recognises that the transition out of peat in the Midlands is the first test of a just transition for Ireland. The first progress report of the Just Transition Commissioner, Mr Kieran Mulvey, published on 22 May, reflects a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...stakeholders in the Midlands, setting out the analysis of the challenges facing the region, and for Bord na Móna workers, their families and communities, arising from an accelerated exit from peat harvesting. The report contains important recommendations. The Government is already acting on a number of these and is committed to preparing an implementation plan to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...stakeholders in the Midlands, setting out the analysis of the challenges facing the region, and for Bord na Móna workers, their families and communities, arising from an accelerated exit from peat harvesting. The report contains important recommendations. The Government is already acting on a number of these and is committed to preparing an implementation plan to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...opportunities to sectors and regions most affected, and ensures that vulnerable groups are helped, as transformative policies are implemented. The Government recognises that the transition out of peat in the Midlands is the first test of a just transition for Ireland, arising from an accelerated exit from peat harvesting in the area. As part of the EU Green Deal, the European Commission...

Seanad: Biodiversity: Motion (5 Nov 2020) See 2 other results from this debate

Rebecca Moynihan: ...and entertaining speech from Senator Garvey on the issue. As a pure inner-city woman who grew up in a concrete jungle, I always find it useful to listen to contributors with a knowledge of peat, soil and hedgerows. It is generally accepted that we are in the middle of a climate and biodiversity crisis with dramatic knock-on effects. As the motion notes, around 1 million animal species...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Denis Naughten: ...rules. He told a conference late last month that there is an urgent need to change state aid rules to better support local authorities, businesses and communities in the midlands moving away from reliance on peat production towards the just transition. He went on to point out that there is absolutely no point in encouraging local communities to think big and come up with innovative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: .... Has NESC looked, for example, at studies that examined the closure of the coal industry in Spain or in the Ruhr valley for a just transition model that might help us to apply it to the closure of the peat industry here? I have a question for Professor Anderson as well. If he can, I ask Professor Anderson to expand on his work on why carbon sequestration and storage is not a good model...