Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As no one else is indicating, we will finish up there. I think there are a few issues on which the Minister might revert to us in due course. We are certainly eager to here more on the rewetting plan because 2025 is only two years away. There is a lot of work to do there. Senator Boylan mentioned PFAS. The Minister might provide us with a note on that. Then there are matters on which the Minister committed to act in the next few months, including hedgerows. Senator Pauline O'Reilly mentioned the exit scheme for dairy farmers.

It is going to be very challenging, as the Minister acknowledged. However, I think he would agree that there are going to be significant opportunities as we change. Change is not easy, but I think we all agree it has to happen. We have to do it in such a way that it works for everybody, and that we get on the right path from a climate and environment point of view.

I think I can speak for the committee in wishing the Minister well in dealing with this challenge. We look forward to considering this matter again with him next year to see what progress has been made. I hope that at that time we can say we are very much on the right path with respect to agriculture and land use. I thank him and his officials for coming here. We have had a very helpful engagement. We look forward to developments over the course of the next few weeks and months.