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Bord na Móna criticised for importing wood chips for burning.

Bord na Móna cáinte faoi shliseanna adhmaid a iompórtáil le dó.

By Tomás Ó Mainnín Bord na Móna has been strongly criticised by the Treasury for importing wood chips from South America to burn as a power generation material.

Le Tomás Ó Mainnín Tá Bord na Móna cáinte go láidir ag an Taisce faoi shliseanna adhmaid a iompórtail ó Mheiriceá Theas le dó mar ábhar ginte cumhachta.

The wood chips were recently transported from Brazil to Foynes Port in Co. Limerick on a large cargo ship, a journey of 7,500 kilometres.

Tugadh na sliseanna adhmaid ón mBrasaíl go Calafort Fhainge i gCo Luimnigh ar long mhór lastais le déanaí, sin turas 7,500 ciliméadar.

The ship, the Dynagreen, has the capacity to transport 40,000 tonnes of wood chips.

Tá sé d’acmhainn ag an long, an Dynagreen, 40,000 tonna de shliseanna adhmaid a iompar.

RTÉ News understands that the wood chips are to be taken to the Bord na Móna power generation plant in Edenderry in Co. Offaly.

Tuigtear do Nuacht RTÉ go bhfuil na sliseanna adhmaid le tabhairt go dtí ionad ginte cumhachta Bhord na Móna in Éadan Doire i gCo Uíbh Fhailí.

Bord na Móna says they source most of the biomass they burn from sources in this country.

Deir Bord na Móna go bhfaigheann siad an chuid is mó den ábhar bithmhaise a dhónn siad ó fhoinsí sa tír seo.

They also say they have no choice but to source some of the material from international sources and that they do so in partnership with a non-profit organization that supports land management in the countries in question.

Deir siad leis nach bhfuil aon rogha acu ach cuid den ábhar a fháil ó fhoinsí idirnáisiúnta agus go ndéanann siad é sin i gcomhpháirtíocht le heagraíocht neamhbhrabúis a thacaíonn le bainistíocht talún sna tíortha atá i gceist.

According to Bord na Móna, this non-profit organization also inspects on their behalf the places where the trees grow.

Dar le Bord na Móna go ndéanann an eagraíocht neamhbhrabúis úd iniúchadh ar a son chomh maith ar na háiteanna ina bhfásann na crainn.

On the contrary, however, the Treasury says that this country is pretending to reduce carbon emissions when wood is being imported from South America and burned to generate energy.

Os a choinne sin, áfach, deir an Taisce gur ag cur i gcéill atá an tír seo maidir le hastaíochtaí carbóin a laghdú nuair atá adhmad á iompórtáil ó Mheiriceá Theas agus á dhó chun fuinneamh a ghiniúint.

An Taisce is calling on Bord na Móna to cease this practice and focus in future on generating energy from renewable sources.

Tá an Taisce ag achainí ar Bhord na Móna éirí as an gcleachtas sin agus díriú feasta ar fhuinneamh a ghiniúint ó fhoinsí in-athnuaite.

RTÉ News asked Bord na Móna how many tonnes of wood chips they have imported to date and whether they plan to bring more into the country.

D’fhiafraigh Nuacht RTÉ de Bhord na Móna cé mhéad tonna de shliseanna adhmaid atá iompórtáilte acu go dtí seo agus an bhfuil sé beartaithe acu tuilleadh a thabhairt isteach sa tír.

We haven’t received a response yet.

Ní bhfuaireamar freagra fós.

RTÉ News and Current Affairs Cargo ship Dynagreen in Shannon and Foynes Port, Co Limerick

Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ Long lastais an Dynagreen i gCalafort na Sionainne agus Fhainge, Co Luimnigh