Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Mr. Brendan Gleeson:
I do but I am pretty certain that no matter what is included, because of the significant emissions from drained peat lands, land in Ireland is a net emitter even if hedgerows are included. Not all land is a net emitter, because drained mineral soils are a net sequesterer for example. But the net balance is that land is a net emitter. I am not the best person to say that but I think-----