Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Does the Minister accept that the land spreading of digestate is much easier than spreading the raw material as it does not have an odour problem? Has the Minister visited any of the anaerobic digestion plants, as I have, including one not far from the home area of the Minister of State, Deputy Browne? Farmers are using this. While the Department may not be familiar with it, many farmers take it as an integral part of their overall operation. A number of farmers are feeding raw material into one anaerobic digester I know of. They benefit greatly from easier spreading as well as creating a waste product which contains energy.

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