Mr. Paul McKiernan:

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, a scientific organisation, published its findings in 2010 on different types of agricultural production in all member states. Ireland’s dairy industry, along with Austria’s, had the lowest carbon footprint and it was well below the EU average. Beef production was joint fifth of EU member states. Teagasc is carrying out a marginal abatement cost curve analysis which includes examining cost-effective mitigation, possibilities and practices with regard to the targets in Harvest 2020.

That was published in 2012. The current research it is undertaking is borne out of the NESC report, which is the genesis or thinking behind the current heads of the Bill and argues that we should move towards carbon neutrality heading towards 2050. The current research in which Teagasc is engaged is with a view to looking at different types of pathways by which Irish agriculture can move to carbon neutrality. Does that answer the Deputy's question?