Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is great potential for the use of feed additives to reduce methane. Seaweed is one of the options that can deliver on that. Other products are also coming on the market. Teagasc has carried out tests to assess how that would work in an Irish situation. The assessment suggests it can deliver a reduction of approximately 30% in methane, which is quite exciting and offers considerable potential. However, we would need to verify that. Following the research, we will be looking to utilise that and maximise the capacity to deliver.

Under the Common Agricultural Policy, TAMS-funded solar-generated power can only be for own-farm use. My team is engaging with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications regarding its new feed-in tariff to ensure we have the supports in place so that it joins up. We want to encourage the great potential farmers have to contribute to energy production and be rewarded for that. We are continuing to work to prepare a package on that.

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