Mr. Barry Caslin:

I know where the Cathaoirleach is coming from in this regard. Very often the credits go to the energy sector as opposed to the agricultural sector. In the particular one that we have looked at we will be producing a MACC, which will be published in the next few weeks. The preliminary figures indicate that almost 1 megatonne of carbon dioxide will be abated within the cultural sector as a result of this measure. About 600,000 tonnes will be from livestock displacement, assuming that 50% of the average stocking rate on those lands will be displaced. In addition, around 350,000 tonnes of nitrous oxide would be avoided through the use of the digestate instead of using chemical fertilisers. Almost 1 megatonne of carbon dioxide will be credited to the agriculture sector.