Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 February 2022

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised)

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I will look at it further. I understand where the Deputy is coming from. We have to push on and try to assist that transition. The Deputy is right that much of the slurry will be spread by contractors. They will play an important role and we want as much use of LESS as possible because it makes financial sense from a farmer's point of view every year, this year more than ever. It makes sense from an emissions point of view as well.