Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I have one other question that relates to Dr. Torney's indirect answer there. According to the opening statement, "We have done better in some sectors, for example, electricity and heating, than we have in others, including agriculture and transport." It is unfortunate that agriculture and transport are the biggest emitting sectors in which we are not doing well. Homing in on the question of agriculture, why do the witnesses think we are not doing well at reducing our emissions from agriculture? Despite being the biggest sector for emissions, it has the lowest emissions reduction target. Is the target for agriculture high enough and why are we missing it? Do the witnesses agree with the decision to rule out any voluntary reduction and exit scheme for dairy farmers? Is it possible to even meet what I consider to be inadequate targets without reducing the size of the so-called national herd?