Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am in my office. I thank the witnesses for the presentations. They were really interesting and the meeting was even more interesting.

I thank Dr. Beausang for her presentation. This is quite technical and I did not know a lot about it before the meeting so I ask her to indulge me, as a beginner, and talk about her research findings on the risk of the high shares of grass silage having a negative environmental impact. It is important that we are not afraid to look at new initiatives, but also that we make sure to investigate any negative environmental impacts they could have. Where might this fit into the agricultural sector? Despite the excellent work done by many farmers, some of whom have been before the committee, the broader sector can be beset by greenwashing. I would be interested to hear Dr. Beausang on that.