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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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023) See 8 other results from this debate

Mr. Seamus Dunne: We are engaging in all of these areas. In terms of peatlands, the Commission has come to us regarding the peat depth and the carbon balance, and we are looking at that. In the negotiations, we are addressing all of the issues and we have been doing so this year. We are engaging on all of these issues with the Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of Investment 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (29 Jun 2023) See 3 other results from this answer

Jackie Cahill: 368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if peat regardless of its depth, which has been drained, reclaimed and farmed for livestock or tillage purposes, either intensively or extensively, can be returned to its undrained, un-reclaimed and undisturbed state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31876/23]

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...new third river basin management plan currently being finalised. However, I will use the few minutes I have to highlight the EPA's heretofore steadfast opposition to the harvesting of commercial peat. This has placed a stranglehold on our horticulture sector. Representatives from the sector, including the chair of the IFA's fruit and vegetable committee, Mr. Niall McCormack, will...

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Peadar Tóibín: ...friendly manner possible but now we are importing tens of thousands of tonnes of environmentally toxic beef instead. That is a crazy policy. It is not just beef; we also see it in the context of peat. The Government is suppressing the production of peat. According to the reply to a parliamentary question tabled by Aontú, 813 tonnes of peat have been imported from Lithuania since...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023) See 18 other results from this debate

.... A bespoke seasonal work permit scheme for foreign workers must be a priority for the sector, in conjunction with a continuous supply of permits from the general employment scheme. The long-standing issue of peat availability for domestic horticulture remains a bone of contention. The only measure that will resolve this is to introduce primary legislation to allow for the extraction of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jun 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...? We are all under the same sky. Are more people going to be left to starve as over 750 million are starving in different parts of the world? Is it going to be the same story as the briquettes and peat moss, which we now import because we cannot produce them ourselves? At the same time, many farmers are sequestering carbon all over our country, more carbon than they emit. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...relevant outcomes of this process. The Forestry Programme will have a strong emphasis on expanding the planting of native woodlands, conserving existing native woodlands and avoiding planting on peat lands, wetlands and other sensitive areas. Afforestation requires a licence from my Department. The application process starts with an application being prepared and submitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: 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. The Midlands Implementation Plan, published as part of the Government’s Climate Action Plan 2023, sets out how the...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Michael Fitzmaurice: If I may just say one thing to clarify this for the Ceann Comhairle. Probably nine to ten months ago, we asked the three Ministers to come in on the peat issue. One Minister said that if the other two came in that they would come in.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Climate Change Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Jack Chambers: ...use, forestry and the marine. There will be legally binding restoration targets for a broad suite of marine and terrestrial habitats including grasslands, woodlands, sand dunes, rivers, lakes, peatlands and other wetlands. This will inevitably have policy, legislative and sectoral implications across many Departments from housing and planning to energy, forestry, fisheries and water....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Boyd Barrett: 962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is reluctant to accept the UN recommendation for countries to leave untouched all peat soils of 10 cm depth rather than afforesting and reafforesting sites with peat depths of 30 cm, 40 cm and even 50 cm deep peat, as alluded to in Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 26 April 2023; if he can at least assure this Deputy that he...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023) See 5 other results from this debate

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...EU that may have a negative effect on that site have to be reported by the Government to the EU. What will happen? They will be withdrawn. If a farmer has sheep on a mountain or cattle ploughing up peaty ground, because it is rewetted, the farmer may end up having his subsidy withdrawn. The Minister should have a look at Article 4(2) which refers to rewilding where the Minister is...

Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...the Senator made relates to her concern about having sufficient supply of skilled workers to do these tasks. When we think about just transition, we often think about people who are involved in peat-burning, coal-burning or in other types of dirty energy production. There are many other jobs throughout society that will also transform. People who are involved in oil or gas prospecting...

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...Loss have not been met with universal approval despite the glow and spin that has been given to them. That also comes within the context of fears around the mandatory rewetting of drained peat farmland and the annihilation of many farmers' capacity to sustain a livelihood on the land or to pass a farm onto the next generation. Only two weeks ago, I hosted a cross-party briefing on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ..., rural Ireland, horticulture and forestry. I would like a focused debate on the horticultural food sector, including the mushroom sector, which is part of that and the challenges around peat.

Seanad: Climate Action and Biodiversity (Mandates of Certain Organisations) Bill 2023: Second Stage (16 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...and many vulnerable, high-status water bodies. Bord na Móna has 1% of Ireland's land area. These include land holdings that have the potential to support a rich diversity of wildlife across wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and woodlands. Both bodies can play and should be playing a very significant role in biodiversity and climate action strategies. It is worth noting that public...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (11 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ... approved by Government and adopted by the European Commission in December 2022. The Programme aims to address the long-term economic transition of the Midlands, following the end of commercial peat extraction and peat-fired power generation, incorporating €84.5 million of funding from the EU Just Transition Fund for the period 2021 to 2027. When national co-financing is...