Mr. Niall ? Brolch?in:

I can take that question. Basically the State officially owns a quarter of the peatlands in the country. What might surprise people is that Bord na Móna actually has about 5% of the total peatland area which is approximately 80,000 ha, whereas Coillte has three times that amount at 232,000 ha, and then there are other agencies such as the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, which has approximately 41,000 ha. The answer to the Deputy's question is "Yes" because in reality, the figures are available in other countries. The figure of 20 tonnes per hectare is closer to the international standard. Ireland is not so different from the UK and other countries where they have done the research. We can make assumptions based on research done elsewhere such as Germany, which has done a lot of research. Again, we are not that different from these countries in terms of the potential emissions under similar circumstances. I take the Deputy's point and agree we can go ahead on those things, certainly on the State lands. I would point out though that Ireland is currently in the process of rewetting more than 100,000 ha, which is better than any other country in Europe. Put against that, Ireland has also seen by far the highest percentage of peat loss in the European Union, that is, 85% of all peat loss in the Union, up to 2016. We are certainly moving in the right direction now, whereas previously we were doing pretty badly. I commend what the Government is doing. It is certainly moving in the right direction. It is clear what Bord na Móna is doing. To upscale it again, as the Deputy suggests, makes sense.