PQ 122
122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking, at EU Council level and nationally, to advocate for a crediting or market mechanism for temporary carbon removals that would support Ireland’s climate targets while creating jobs and new income streams for the agricultural sector; and the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and with farm organisations on this opportunity. [59749/26]
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7 September 2026
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7 September 2026 · Climate Change Policy
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written
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Barry Ward
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Agriculture, Energy, Climate
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7 September 2026
Agriculture · Energy · Climate
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122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking, at EU Council level and nationally, to advocate for a crediting or market mechanism for temporary carbon removals that would support Ireland’s climate targets while creating jobs and new income streams for the agricultural sector; and the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and with farm organisations on this opportunity. [59749/26]
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7 September 2026
Climate Change Policy
122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking, at EU Council level and nationally, to advocate for a crediting or market mechanism for temporary carbon removals that would support Ireland’s climate targets while creating jobs and new income streams for the agricultural sector; and the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and with farm organisations on this opportunity. [59749/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-09-07/122/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-09-07/pq_122
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