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

Martin Browne: ...'s contents or was his just a letter of acknowledgement? What can the working group tell the Government that GMI or the rest of the sector has not told it? GMI has told us of the impact of the peat ban, what growers need and the outlook for the sector.

Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: ...bearing on the ability of farmers to farm their land. Of course, we have seen how the setting of ambitious targets without adequate preparation have left those industries reliant on horticultural peat in fear of their livelihoods. In 2017, the VCI analysed its code of conduct and clarified that contrary to previous interpretations, there is no statutory basis for requiring the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: ...to catch up with our commitments, will the EU the funding be weighted to the larger operators to the detriment of our smaller family farmers? We recently discussed alternatives to horticultural peat and the production of coir, for instance. It is said to have environmental consequences for the countries that produce it. When it comes to the alternatives for feed, additives and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Martin Browne: I have a few questions on the Vote. A working group has been set up to discuss the effects that the ban on peat harvesting will have on the horticultural industry. The group has only just given its interim report to the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and the recommendations are weeks away from being published. Is the Department aware that suppliers to the industry are fearful that they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (20 May 2021)

Martin Browne: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with the mushroom and horticultural sectors on the changes to the harvesting of horticultural peat; and the provisions he is preparing to support the sector. [27066/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (20 May 2021)

Martin Browne: I want the Minister to outline the engagements he has had with the members of the horticulture and mushroom sectors since the ban on horticultural peat harvesting and to address the level of dismay within the sector, given the impact of this ban and how they feel abandoned by the Minister and the Department.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (20 May 2021)

Martin Browne: ...just transition does not reach them. They are not being supported and they feel they have been abandoned. As a result, there are businesses in my constituency that are now sourcing horticultural peat from Scotland, Estonia and elsewhere. For a sector that accounts for a minuscule amount of all the peat harvested here, how can the Minister of State say, given the emissions involved in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (20 May 2021)

Martin Browne: ...stories. He told me yesterday he was glad he has only ten more years in the business when the people who should be looking after it have no interest in it. He has had to source horticultural peat from Scotland and Estonia, and costs have risen from €24 per cu. m to €37, and there are also the emissions involved in importing it. It is like the forestry sector. How do we...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Martin Browne: ...needed without being facilitated in this process. This is evident in the horticultural sector. Nurseries and mushroom factories in County Tipperary face additional costs to import horticultural peat because they are being prevented from obtaining Irish horticultural peat. A just approach does not extend to them and as a result they find themselves alone in meeting the additional costs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Martin Browne: ...how Teagasc's climate mitigation projections could be credible in light of the evident failure, since 2012, of measures to offset the output of growth. The witnesses also stated that they have repeatedly attempted to engage with the State agency on a scientific basis without substantive reply. What is the working relationship between the two organisations? There is a difference between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Martin Browne: 2449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of peat soil per county in tabular form. [18352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Martin Browne: 2450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list will be provided of the areas of peat soils which will be included in GAEC 2 of the new CAP in County Tipperary; and the number of farms effected. [18353/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Martin Browne: ...into partnerships. Will they outline the implications of GAEC 2 and similar measures to do with protected lands? They referred to how the number of farmers under 35 years of age on uplands and peat soils was significantly lower than the national percentage. Are decisions being made that would put land use and inheritance or acquisition out of the reach of future generations? I have...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: ...Australia. I have sat in the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine listening to how the Government has made decisions which have resulted in the horticultural sector being in danger and peat now being imported from elsewhere in Europe. How does any of this fit in with a sustainable green strategy, when imports are increasing along with all of the emissions that go with that? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: ...- the last speaker said the price could double - will drive out the smaller people and it will favour only competitors from other countries to the detriment of our own. In the review of the use of peat moss in the horticultural industry, was adequate attention given to the impact that ending the use of peat moss would have on the industry? Have the witnesses been contacted by the new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: Was how large a carbon footprint horticultural peat will make and how much it will reduce when we start importing examined? The working group needs to be speeded up because we heard about May. Deputy Carthy gave his opinion, which we are all entitled to do at this committee in addition to raising questions with the Department. It is an awful pity that Deputy Leddin started to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the carbon emissions of Ireland's 5,500 ha of bog used for horticultural peat harvesting per annum; and the reduction in emissions envisaged for 2021 and 2022 through the use of imported peat. [7082/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has carried out an analysis of the impact of replacing Irish horticultural peat with imported peat prior to the end of peat harvesting. [7083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the working group on the future role of peat in the horticulture sector will be established. [7177/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 1025. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available for mushroom growers and the nursery sector who will be affected by the end of horticultural peat harvesting. [7084/21]