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Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There are a few things that were said by the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and, indeed, by the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, that need to be corrected. They spoke about sod peat not being valuable for heat. In case the Minister of State does not know - he might not come from a turf or bog area - the fact is that approximately €600 heats one's house for the year. There is no...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...regulations is to ensure better quality and more efficient fuels will be available on the market. Low smoke ovoids are a suitable cost-efficient alternative to other types of high polluting coal, peat and wood logs in terms of heat delivered per cent cost. Given recent research which highlights a greater dependence on solid fuels by those in energy poverty, the risk of long-term...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...reply that did not speak about commercial sale. On 5 April it categorically stated that "a regulatory provision will be made to prohibit the placing on the market, sale or distribution of sod peat". The reply went on to state that "persons ...[with] turbary rights ... will not be permitted to place it on the market for sale or distribution to others". The misinformation, which came on...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: ...the Government's policies are missing that key just transition element and that is a choice and decision of the Government. The midlands was the first major area promised a just transition as the peat-burning power stations were wound down. Unfortunately, jobs, reskilling and investment have not materialised and communities feel left behind. They feel they were sold a pup because they...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: ...of the more recent analysis that follows up on the census. I will be parochial and take Galway as an example. The last census listed the counties with the highest proportion of households using peat central heating. County Galway was third on the list, with 23% of households using peat for central heating. As my colleague has pointed out to me, that figure excludes the houses that are...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...with breathing in foul air. Over the years since, we extended that smoky coal ban to other areas, cities and towns because coal is a particular issue. This has been quoted a lot but it bears repeating. The European Environment Agency's assessment was carried out two years ago. Its assessment was that there were something like 1,400 premature mortalities from air pollution, the majority...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and further calls on the Government to undertake to work with the industry over a reasonable period of time to ensure that turf sold in larger urban areas via retail outlets meets the same moisture content regulations which currently apply to timber and peat briquette, thus ensuring any proposed ban on the sale of turf will not be necessary. I am sharing time with Deputy Pringle. This...