Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider amending the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 to provide a clear definite statutory basis for the rehabilitation of peatlands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 will support Ireland’s transition to net zero and achieve a climate neutral economy by no later than 2050. It will establish a legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, and ensure the necessary structures and processes are embedded on a statutory basis to ensure we achieve our national, EU and international climate goals and obligations in the near and long term.Separately, the Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (EDRRS) was approved by the Government in 2020 for 33,000 hectares of decommissioned Bord na Móna peatlands and is being funded for up to €108 million. This rehabilitation will take place over a period of 5 years. It is the responsibility of Bord Na Mona to ensure it meets all relevant legal requirements, including compliance with its obligations under their Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) licences as legislated for Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended). Bord Na Móna’s obligations as a property owner are not affected by the provision of this funding.