Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Dempsey will be more aware than most of the issue of climate change. The carbon footprint poses a particular challenge for Irish farming. There is potential for considerable benefits because of the advantages Ireland enjoys with regard to carbon efficiency. I suspect, but do not know, that the same is true for the horse training and breeding industry. Is there something that the Irish National Stud could do to make the industry slightly more carbon efficient and highlight the fact that Ireland is a particularly carbon-efficient place for breeding and training, as it is for the broader agriculture industry?