Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

When introducing the farm waste management scheme, we made funding available for anaerobic digestion projects. We have asked farmers' organisations and businesses to come up with proposals. Substantial grant assistance is available to help people develop viable projects. The other matter can be considered in the context of the publication of the Green Paper and is a matter for the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in the first instance. The Deputy's query can be fed into the general discussion following the publication of the Green Paper.

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