Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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The agriculture sector is getting credit for these plants. At the end of the day, we have a very significant target for the reduction of emissions from the sector. We will be using waste and a lot of output from the agricultural sector, whether it is grass, a crop, fodder beet or whatever.
Would the agricultural sector get full credit for the energy that would be produced from these plants?