Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Michael Sweeney:

I will take the one regarding farms currently in derogation. If they are exporting slurry to an anaerobic digester, it reduces them below the standard level and they can get back bio-based fertiliser, which can displace chemical fertiliser. It is the only alternative vehicle to help dairy farmers in derogation to continue at their current level and be compliant with the regulations. The existing alternatives are to reduce numbers or get additional land.

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