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EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...and all the produce that came to this agricultural show were petrol and diesel vehicles. They have no alternative and if they had, they could not afford it. What does the Government do? It bans peat harvesting and extraction of energy sources. Where is its plan for alternatives? Lots of talk but no action; there is no surprise there. Ireland is an island surrounded by water yet...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...is part of the European Union emissions trading scheme, ETS, and it is not counted in the country producing it. The ESB was given 1 million carbon credits under the ETS free of charge when it was burning peat in power stations. The same was done in other countries. Where have the 1 million carbon credits gone? They were surely worth €24 or €25 each, which makes €24...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...the horticultural industry until one day in here I started a debate about it. All of a sudden, everybody woke up and realised that the Government had completely forgotten about horticulture and peat was required in that very important industry. Anything that has replaced it since is not as good as what we had ourselves. The Government threw the entire industry to the wolves. Now that I...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Michael Collins: ...that there is only one electricity grid in Ireland. It is operated by EirGrid and owned by the State. Today, 40% of Ireland's electricity is generated by gas; 40% by wind; 10% by coal; and 10% by peat, oil and solar energy. Another point worth noting is that the grid is largely constructed for fossil fuel usage. This means that it is not capable of handling large volumes of renewable...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...Just over two years ago, I said we should not make the mistakes that we made in the past, when we demolished our sugar plants in Mallow and Carlow. I argued against those demolitions at the time. Let us not repeat those mistakes. Sadly, we are now repeating them and asking the electricity customers of this country and the families that are struggling to pay their electricity bills to...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...programme, although as a previous speaker noted, the reference to turf in the Bill is unfortunate. We might all agree on that, whatever our other views, especially considering the aim of the company is to move away from peat extraction. That move is very much to be welcomed but it would be useful for the Minister of State to outline what projects or investments this borrowing will...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...necessary investments to ensure our grid can accommodate up to 80% renewables by 2030. It also enables Bord na Móna to further develop its brown to green strategy and deliver new investments to former peat harvesting regions. In order to ensure the security of our electricity supply over the coming years, it is vital that this legislation be passed prior to the Dáil rising to...