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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: In a point related to Senator Paul Daly's question, one of the witnesses noted that we have gone from 1% to 2% land cover in ten years in respect of organics. This is not surprising, given that less than 1% of the annual departmental budget is spent on organics. I believe it is roughly €15 million or €16 million out of a total of €1.8 billion. Moreover, Bord Bia spends...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I welcome to this meeting Mr. John Keane, president, Mr. Shane Fitzgerald, chair of the agricultural affairs committee and Ms Gillian Richardson, agricultural and rural affairs policy officer from Macra na Feirme . I also welcome Dr. Oliver Moore from UCC. On behalf of the committee, I thank and welcome you all for attending today's meeting to share your expertise. I will begin with a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Keane for his statement. It was remiss of me not to congratulate him on his recent election as president of Macra na Feirme. I congratulate him and wish him well in the year ahead. I call Dr. Moore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Moore. I will now invite members to raise their hands and I will bring them in in order. As this meeting is confined to a maximum of two hours, I propose that each member be given two minutes to address questions to the witnesses, in order to ensure that all members get an opportunity to pose their questions. We will go for a second or indeed a third round if we have time. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Dr. Moore raised his hand. Did he want to come back in on those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Moore. Other members are keen to come in. I will allow Mr. Keane in before we take other questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I do not think Deputy Bruton was expecting such thorough and comprehensive answers to his questions. I thank Dr. Moore for providing them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Is that question directed at Mr. Keane?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Moore for that response and Deputy Whitmore for her questions. I will bring in Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I will leave it to our witnesses to answer as they see fit but we want to find solutions, keep looking forward and find a way which works for farmers, in our work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald. Before I go around for a second round of questions, I might take the opportunity to build on the question asked by Deputy Cronin, which is an interesting one. The three witnesses have given comprehensive answers to that question. We are getting somewhere interesting. I am certainly not an expert on agriculture, far from it indeed, but the fundamental question I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: We will get to a second round of questioning but Senator Pauline O'Reilly has not contributed yet. If Deputy Bruton is okay to wait, I will bring in the Senator first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Mr. Fitzgerald indicated. Does he want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald. For our sins, many of us are on Twitter and suffer daily. Did Dr. Moore want to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr Moore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: I will go to Dr. Moore first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: The Deputy is referring to anaerobic digestion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Mr. Keane has about 60 seconds to cover a very important and significant area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: Mindful of the nature of Deputy O'Sullivan's questions, I would like if we could keep the discussion looking forward. Our guests have much to tell us about how agriculture can play its role and they have done so already and may elaborate on that. While the Deputy's questions are valid, I do not want to put our guests on the spot either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Leddin: That was nice and succinct. Our two hours have elapsed. I thank Mr. Keane, Mr. Fitzgerald and Dr. Moore for joining us today. It was a very enlightening session for me and, I expect, most members of the committee. It will certainly help us in our deliberations on the report which is to come next month.