Renewable energy is the obvious path to energy independence
A report published today has said that investing in renewable energy now, will help to cushion countries from another energy price shock. It also pointed out that long term deals to import Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) will only lead to long term dependence on on energy source that has already been shown to be extremely… Continue Reading Renewable energy is the obvious path to energy independence
Government to hand €300m to big business while abandoning families to a ‘Taskforce’ talking shop – Boylan
The European Commission has approved a €300 million government scheme to subsidise the energy costs of big business. Lynn Boylan contrasted the swift action for big business with the can kicking of supports for households. Boylan compared the scale of the €300m subsidy to household supports, pointing out that the money being handed to big business… Continue Reading Government to hand €300m to big business while abandoning families to a ‘Taskforce’ talking shop – Boylan
Hosepipe ban shows it’s one rule for us, another for data centres and big tech
While ordinary households are forced to restrict their water, data centres continue to guzzle millions of litres completely unchecked. Lynn Boylan MEP called on the government to end the blatant double standard and immediately pass laws forcing data centres to declare their water use. Lynn Boylan MEP said: “It’s incredible that the government slapped a… Continue Reading Hosepipe ban shows it’s one rule for us, another for data centres and big tech
Boylan welcomes committee vote on EU’s levy for polluting imports
The EU has voted to improve and extend an EU Law to ensure that imported products have to abide by the same ‘Polluter pays’ rules as EU products do. MEP’s who negotiated the new rules, including Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan, have suggested the funds raised by this mechanism could be used for measures such as decarbonisation projects in developing countries,… Continue Reading Boylan welcomes committee vote on EU’s levy for polluting imports
CSO report shows urgent need for government to tackle data centre issue
A new report from the CSO shows that Data centres are now using 23% of the electricity generated in Ireland. The report, which shows that electricity consumed by Data centres has risen by 1% since last year, and 18% since 2015, follows a number of recent reports that have highlighted the severe issues with data… Continue Reading CSO report shows urgent need for government to tackle data centre issue
Scrapping EU foreign policy veto is a dangerous path
Claims that Ireland should look at abolishing EU member vetoes over foreign policy are extremely concerning according to Lynn Boylan. Lynn, who is the Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, and Ireland’s only MEP on the Security and Defence Committee, spoke after the comments from a Euractiv interview with Billy Kelleher MEP. “For a government MEP… Continue Reading Scrapping EU foreign policy veto is a dangerous path
European Commission must release documents on Israel’s destruction of EU-funded infrastructure in Gaza
Lynn Boylan MEP (The Left, Ireland) has condemned the decision by the European Commission to not release documents relating to Israel’s destruction of EU-funded infrastructure in Gaza. MEP Boylan, who is Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Palestine, slammed the decision as “an affront to transparency and accountability”. The request was made… Continue Reading European Commission must release documents on Israel’s destruction of EU-funded infrastructure in Gaza
Boylan named as negotiator for European Parliament’s priorities for COP 31
A Dublin MEP will help negotiate the European Parliament’s priorities for the next COP conference. Lynn Boylan, the Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin has been appointed as one of the negotiators for the parliament’s position and priorities for COP 31. Bolyan, a member of the ENVI committee has said that the EU “must use its… Continue Reading Boylan named as negotiator for European Parliament’s priorities for COP 31
Backbencher pushback shows lack of support for scrapping Triple Lock
A pushback by Fianna Fáil backbenchers against government plans to scrap the triple lock shows the lack of support for this course of action according to Lynn Boylan MEP. The Sinn Féin MEP, who is the only Irish MEP on the EU’s security and Defence Committee, said that the EU’s obsession with militarisation has made… Continue Reading Backbencher pushback shows lack of support for scrapping Triple Lock
EU vote for NGTs a blow for food safety and farmers – Boylan and Funchion
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion have strongly criticised the passing of a new law which will ease rules around New Genomic Technologies (NGTs) in farming and food. Despite both MEPs working with the Left Group to try and stop this harmful law, or at least to improve it, the law was passed… Continue Reading EU vote for NGTs a blow for food safety and farmers – Boylan and Funchion
