Mr. John McCarthy:

That may well be the case. I was asked a general question and I will venture into the territory as I do not want to be seen as being afraid to address it. I know from my previous experience, and this comes with the health warning that it is from a number of years ago, that some carbon emissions are dealt with under the emissions trading system and some are dealt with outside the system through domestic programmes. Ireland's emissions profile stands out very much apart from many other EU countries because of the extent of the emissions from agriculture. I am sure representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will come before the committee at some stage. It is a big challenge for Ireland and, from memory, it seems only Denmark has a non-emissions trading profile that would see agriculture accounting for anything near the share of emissions that it accounts for here. It is a matter that has had an impact on our capacity to work towards our emissions target. The committee will hear from experts in agriculture who can speak to that space.