Mr. Jack Nolan:

-----more information than ever before. That was followed up this year by another €15 million. There will be several hundred thousand detailed soil samples available, which will also tell farmers what the level of carbon in their soil is. A baseline has been established.

In the most recent budget, the Minister also announced a €1 million scheme to encourage farmers to grow multispecies grass, which has plants that root at different depths. In other countries it is claimed that these will sequester more carbon. These kinds of opportunities are being looked at and supported outside of CAP.