Mr. P.J. McCarthy:

There is something in this for all of the farming sector from tillage to beef, suckler and dairy herds. The dairy sector can assist in slurry management and offsetting a number of challenges. There will also be an opportunity. According to Teagasc's national figures, one third of farmers are losing money, one third are breaking even and one third are making money. To safeguard the future of agricultural industries, including dairy, beef, piggery and poultry, those farmers who are losing money or breaking even have an opportunity to consider this technology as being complementary to what they are already doing. For example, half of a farmer's land could go towards supplying feedstock to the AD plant. Our vision is for this to be agri led and community led, whereby ownership would remain with the community and farmer groups. The industry is available to provide support, including financial, for construction and whatever else is required. There is an opportunity to decarbonise agriculture and, in turn, assist the process manufacturing industry to decarbonise as well. It is a win-win.