Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2020
250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will allow Bord Na Móna to collect and segregate used timber to be used as biomass for power generation as is happening in other jurisdictions. [44374/20]
View answerDecisions regarding the sourcing of biomass are an operational matter for Bord na Móna and not one in which I have any function. It is unclear what is meant by used timber; all biomass would, however, have to meet EU-wide sustainability criteria which have been introduced in the revised Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001 EU).
