Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. James Healy:

It is about showing it in such a way that the farmers see the increase in profit. Some of the abatement incentives include a monetary value to the farmer but it is about showing this. Others cost the farmers money and perhaps they need to be incentivised. A chunk of them will save the farmers money and improve their profit. It is about showing this to the farmers. Certainly this is where the one-to-one advice I mentioned earlier might come into it, whereby a Teagasc or other agricultural adviser spells out the improvements that can be made.