Carbon Policy: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2022-05-19
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Róisín Garvey (GP), Nominated by the Taoiseach

Most houses have immersions since the 1970s or 1980s so it paints a funny picture of midlands residents sitting around with turf as the only way of heating their homes. I do not believe it is 20% and, if it is, we need to find solutions because, unfortunately, we cannot continue burning turf forever. Those plants were closed down not by the Government but by Bord na Móna.
It chose to shut down those plants-----

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Sitting date: 2022-05-19