Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will not go back over it again then.

SEEFA is a new organisation. As I stated earlier, the approach is that if a new organisation springs up, the protocol has been that the Government does not simply start to meet it. I will give the example of the Irish Natura And Hill Farmers Association, INHFA, which is a strong, credible organisation in the agriculture sector. It took time to establish itself, in the same way as the Beef Plan Movement and the Irish Beef and Lamb Association do not have the same credentials yet as the other farm organisations as they have to establish themselves. It is the same for SEEFA. There are some very good people in it. I have met many of them on many occasions and they are involved in other organisations as well. Many are on our Project Woodland committees and boards and contributing strongly. I am not saying I will not meet SEEFA. I am monitoring the situation. If it continues to be a strong, credible organisation that endures, I will respond to that but it is a new organisation at the moment.

On carbon credits, all carbon is accounted for by the State. In the time ahead we want to put a mechanism in place whereby those who capture the carbon, benefit from it within the State. We will support that and we will look at-----