Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I have come across some of the issues, including scrub, hedging and incorrect declarations of land, in my constituency office as well. Things like that are very difficult to mitigate when we are trying to fight the PR battle and make the argument that has been made here about aid and the transition.

Another matter is that of Departments working in cohesion, for example, on the issue of planning further down the line for solar panels on agricultural buildings or lands, with feed-in tariffs etc. An amalgamation in this regard could give farmers an impetus to achieve carbon neutralisation.

I have a problem with something, and if I have a problem with it, then so do farmers. I am referring to the carbon footprint of food production in Ireland versus in South America. Will Professor FitzGerald comment on this issue? Climate change is a global phenomenon, but judging from my humble research, food production in Ireland is more carbon efficient than in other countries. I am not kicking to touch. Rather, this is the argument that is being posed.