Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Liam Hanrahan:

To follow on from Mr. Keane's point, first, we need to have clarity around the accurate measurement methodologies for carbon sequestration. Otherwise, we do not know what we are here to try to set out to achieve. Second, if it is implemented, we want clarity around the timeline duration and the funding and proposals and what benefits there are for farmers, if any. Also, any restoration should be carried out through landowner agreement, not designation. There is a need for clarity on the implications for adjoining landowners and in the case of rewetting land. It does not just impact our members or the members of the other organisations here; it impacts all of rural Ireland.