Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government & Heritage started to scrutinise proposal for new legislation to regulate, register and license water abstraction. Important legislation to protect water ecology, comply with EU Water Directive, conserve water, minimise pollutants, measure and manage water abstraction. Requested more details on proposed thresholds, measurement and enforcement. Draft legislation expected…
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Housing, Local Government & Heritage
As Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Mary proposed the following items for inclusion in the 2020/21 Joint Oireachtas Committee Work Programme: Report on the implications and effectiveness of a constitutional referendum to provide a Right to Housing to every Irish Citizen Amend “Living City” initiative Replace failed tax credit with time…
Wind Energy
Mary was pleased to receive a briefing from Irish Wind Energy Association and congratulates the more than 4,000 workers who have made Ireland #1 for on shore wind energy generation in the world. Ireland generated 30% of its electricity from on-shore wind farms in 2018. This wind energy allowed Ireland avoid €432m in foreign fossil…