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Offaly Green Minister says no ultimatums on turf
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THE Government s consultation on solid fuels is not about imposing a ban on turf cutting and burning, Offaly Green Minister Pippa Hackett said on Monday.
Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Hackett said “no ultimatums” were being issued and she assured people that turbary rights would be protected.
The consultation was announced “because we want to reduce deaths from air pollution and to ensure a better quality of life for those with breathing difficulties,” said Senator Hackett, who is Minister of State for Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture.
“This Government is committed to delivering a clean air strategy. Unfortunately, people have no choice about the air that they breathe. Anyone who goes out on a still winter s evening in an area with high levels of solid fuel burning cannot help but notice the smoky air. That smoke contains tiny particulates which damage our lungs and our bodies.”
The proposed Foynes-Limerick road scheme is hopelessly overblown.
Friends of the Irish Environment made the comments at an oral hearing hosted by An Bord Pleanala on the project, which includes the Adare Bypass.
The group says there’s a need for the Adare Bypass but the entire proposed road scheme wouldn’t help Ireland to meet international climate commitments, as it doesn’t reduce transport demand.
Director of the group, Tony Lowes says there is an alternative in place already by using the Foynes-Limerick rail line.
Mr Lowes denied that saying the application will only be determined by our courts, unless the board proceeds carefully and ensures the requirements of EU law are met, is a threat of legal action:
Love Leitrim group voice their opposition to ratification of CETA
CETA - Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada
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Community anti fracking group Love Leitrim, have declared their opposition to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada and have asked the Irish government not to ratify it.
Trade related chapters of CETA have been provisionally applied in Ireland for three years but the investment chapter will only come into effect if it is ratified by all EU member states including Ireland note Love Leitrim.
The group point out that the Irish government may ratify this as soon as this month.
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