Dr. Orlaigh Quinn:

We recognised back in 2016 in the Action Plan for Jobs that there were opportunities in this area. We strongly promoted the development of a bio-economy strategy. That strategy is being led jointly by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. They are taking forward a number of actions. One is around making sure we have coherence between all the sectoral strategies that impact on the bio-economy. That is really mapping out what is happening across the board. They are also looking at a network of representatives of commercial entities operating within the bio-economy and the relevant public bodies. That is where the likes of Bord na Móna would be coming in. They are looking at recommendations of how that can be impacted.

Professor Ferguson has already alluded to research. Particularly in real-world applications, that comes through. Then there is the examination of current legislative definitions of waste-----