Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)

The planting of bio-fuels on good land is a crime against humanity and nothing will ever convince me otherwise. The products to which the Minister referred do not amount to anything but bio-methane could be hugely beneficial given the issues that have arisen in regard to the present numbers of bovine stock. We should be trying to turn negatives into positives. A number of bio-methane units have been developed through private funding but there has been no support from the Department nor has any analysis been conducted.

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