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The climate bill has hit another milestone tonight as it nears the end of its Oireachtas journey. The Dáil has tonight (Wednesday, July 14) passed the amendments to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021, with 80 votes in favour, and 60 votes against. The bill will now go back to the Seanad later this week for final approval before it is signed into law by the president. Bill amendments Strong and mixed opinions were expressed this week following the introduction...

Ireland should consider the nuclear option when it comes to dealing with the challenge of climate change, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said.

June 10, 2021 12:39 pm Sinn Féin spokesperson on climate action Darren O’Rourke has said that it is “extremely disappointing” that Minister Eamon Ryan was “refusing to accept any of the opposition amendments” to the climate bill. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 has completed committee stage this week, to move to report stage, then to the Seanad. Deputy O’Rourke said it was particularly disappointing that the minister “refused to accept those am...

The new climate bill is continuing its Oireachtas journey this week, and is scheduled to be discussed at its third stage tomorrow.

Tipperary Mid West Radio Image: Oireachtas.ie The Climate Bill must not undermine the continued viability of sustainable farming across Tipperary , Fine Gael Senator Garret Ahearn has said. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 is currently going through the Houses of the Oireachtas. At a recent Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting, a motion about protecting the future for Irish farming families was agreed unanimously following a long discussion w...

Senator John McGahon has said that the viability of farms shouldnt be put in jeopardy as a result of the legislation

May 29, 2021 11:59 am The climate bill must not undermine the continued viability of sustainable Irish farming, Fine Gael TD, John Paul Phelan has said. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 is currently going through the houses of the Oireachtas. At a Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting earlier this week, a motion about protecting the future for Irish farming families was agreed unanimously following a long discussion with members from both urban and rural const...

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May 13, 2021 2:14 pm Yesterday evening (Wednesday, May 12) the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 was voted to committee stage. This was the bill’s first vote in the Dáil, passing the second stage with 117 votes (Fianna Fáil; Fine Gael; Green Party; Sinn Féin; Social Democrats; Labour Party; Solidary-People before Profit; and three TDs in the Regional Group) versus 12 votes. The 12 TDs who voted against the progression of this bill are: Seán Canney; Joan Colli...

May 7, 2021 4:12 pm “Evolving land use models incorporating forestry are creating carbon-smart agriculture”, along with “empowering less intensive agriculture methodologies through which farmers gain and in which industrialisation is not the drumbeat of Irish farming”, according to a Green Party TD. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy was speaking in the Dáil this week on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021. The deputy said that farmers and their families need t...