Ms Deirdre Ryan:

There is certainly a challenge from an emissions perspective with the difference in emissions for peaty soils and mineral soils. It is outlined in the various different strategies. We cannot really say what will happen for farmers from a policy perspective. There is a lot of research being done by Teagasc on how farmers will be affected but that is not something we have the answers to. That will be a policy question with regard to how those programs are rolled out. I cannot really shed any more light on that. There is a just transition working group and a lot of discussions around these topics and areas. Those working groups will be bringing all of these topics to the Government as part of Food Vision 2030 and rewetting will be considered. It is a topic for discussion within that.