Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres

9:30 am

Mr. Bill Callanan:

Our wetlands are currently a net emitter of approximately 2 megatonnes. That level is lower than it is with agricultural land use. Anything we do to reverse that, such as Ireland's national commitments under the climate Act to rehabilitate 33,000 ha of Bord na Móna land, is positive for that balance sheet.