Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Kierans may have listened to the contributions of the representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Does he accept that for the next three or four years, we will have to wait on new technologies? We heard from Dr. Mitloehner this morning. In California, a new additive given to dairy cows has reduced methane emissions by 30%. It has been approved by the government there. As the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine outlined, there is also a new additive in the EU. It is like baking a cake in that we have already put it in the oven. There is a lot of stuff starting but we will not have the results or proof required to know how successful this will be for another three or four years. What work will the Department do with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure we do not impose draconian measures on farmers when the cure that will resolve a lot of issues could be just down the road?