Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion
Mr. Tadhg Buckley:
I am not for one second disputing the science. The science will always evolve. As Mr. Kelly referred to earlier, the forestry calculations on emissions are correct. I expect that when we look at the emissions from peatlands, the figures will probably reduce as we get Irish data. The science will always evolve. Almost every second year, we are getting new data and it goes up and down. I do not dispute the science for a second but aside from that, the point is that farmers will respond but they have to make sure their viability is also secure in the long term.