Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion

Dr. Elaine McGoff:

Mr. Kelly answered most of that but we very much agree. Bord na Móna owns a significant proportion of the land. If we are going to ask farmers to take all of these steps, it is absolutely imperative that the State does whatever it possibly can on State land. We really need to lead from the front.

Regarding the remit from Bord na Móna, I know Mr. Kelly had some updates on that recently, so I am going to throw it over to him to answer.