Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary)

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, we are looking at the potential for agroforestry to produce more native woodland and to incorporate it more into certain parts of the farm, so that it is not perceived that farmers have to plant on the whole farm or on big plots of land, but that they can take a hectare here or an acre there and incorporate it into the identity and make-up of the farm. We want it to be seen as a farming activity as well as, for example, farming the land through grassland. It can be incorporated into the overall holding. That is what we see happening internationally, in many cases. There is great potential for that here. We will look at how we set up the environmental schemes, for example, the eco-scheme under Pillar 1. The introduction of measures such as those encouraging farmers to plant three trees per hectare on an annual basis can help to address that.

I believe Ms Chapman will respond to the Deputy's question on the €3.3 million.

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