Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to make a quick point. I acknowledge the amendments before us that talk about carbon sequestration, which is welcome, but we need to put flesh on the bones. I am glad the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been here for this debate. What we need to do now is build on what has been developed with the smart farming initiative, expand that out and look at introducing a grassland and hedgerow management scheme, as part of the overall CAP reforms, and put financial compensation and funding directly into farmers' hands to bring about the sequestration that needs to happen now. Let us put flesh on what is here and make it a reality.

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