Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Agriculture: Discussion

Mr. Bill Callanan:

The Department worked with Kevin Black at times so we are cognisant about that sort of research. I have responsibility for research in the Department. At times, we and the EPA co-fund research calls to research-performing organisations. The Deputy is correct about 4% of the Irish landscape being hedgerows. We support the research associated with them. As I said, Teagasc recently commenced a project. I am not certain if it is within its own grant and aid or the Department funding. It is for the establishment of farm hedgerow, non-forest woodland carbon. It is called the farm carbon project. As to whether that is one of our supports or within its own-----