Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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Two final questions. Where there is forestry on peatlands my understanding is that Norway and Sweden have objected because they would have to cut down those spruce forests and rewet the area.

The witness said that it is up to each member state regarding the infringement on private property. When the member state does not own peaty drained peatlands that are under agricultural use who is it going to affect only the farmers in the area. The witness talks about carbon farming. I put it to the witness that in certain parts of Ireland if we continue in this direction we will see land abandonment and theme parks if this type of action goes ahead. People will not have to be living on the land to be carbon farming.