Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept that. It was because they were too wide and not really functioning. Let us reflect on the two presentations. There is some ongoing work in the trialling but by 2015 or 2016 we will have a better idea. The same applies in the Bord na Móna case with regard to the ecological reinstatement and its value from the point of view of carbon sequestration. The company is unsure whether it can reinstate it. We are in the same position with the long-term efficiency of grass and amending or changing the traditional method of grass production.

I thank both deputations for coming in. It is clear that there is a good deal of work under way and many areas of expertise from organisations. We are trying to bring a central focus to it in order that we can present something to the Commission. The idea is to present Ireland's case and have it bound up, pulling together all the research and trialling that is under way and to put all the arguments together. The research service in the House has been helping us. This has been very useful. There are three farmers left in the meeting and therefore it has probably been more technical in nature than many of our presentations. The two Senators who are farmers were unable to remain but that is not to say we are not interested. This is most useful. The final slide, which is still before the committee, is the case for the defence. In a way it summarises how this is manageable and how we can make the case. It is important that we try to hone in on the principles in that summary slide as the backbone and what we are trying to build around it. For that, I thank you.