Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister that farmers are always innovative. It is a matter of providing them with the supports and incentives in relation to this. Electricity and energy production benefits wider society and the farmers. We all talk about ensuring the sustainability of the family farm and we need to make sure the family farm is as sustainable as possible. I want to ask about widening these schemes and even beyond. If we are talking about a strategy in relation to anaerobic digestion, how we will go about doing it on the scale that works? We need to ensure we are not just producing materials to feed it and that it works overall for the farmer and the wider environment.

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