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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: Have all the changes in the Department during the summer created some of the problem? I imagine it has not helped with trying to come up with solutions on it. Have those changes been of any benefit to anybody?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: I apologise for my absence; I was attending another meeting. Some of my questions may have been asked. I will ask two quick questions, the first of which is for the representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Does the Department accept the figures provided by the ICMSA relating to the calculations of the 220 kg limit and the assertion that combined with cow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: I have a further question for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. When it comes to measuring water quality, is account taken of upstream levels versus downstream levels? I am asking that for the purpose of making a distinction between farms where excess run-off drains into watercourses and others that are compliant. A blanket response to the actions of a few has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: My next question is for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Many farmers have invested heavily in expansion on the advice of successive Governments. What response has the Department to farmers who are trying to repay the debt they have accumulated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: The rest of my questions may have been asked.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans, if any, to increase the income limits for social housing in County Tipperary now that the income limits have been raised for counties Laois, Carlow, Clare, Galway and Westmeath. [44778/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: 531. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to publish the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review and if he will provide a date for its publication [44564/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: 532. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include an accessible budget announcement for disability as part of Budget 2023 in order that persons with disabilities and their supporters can understand the number of existing and new supports that will be provided; and the way that this relates to the needs outlined in the capacity review. [44565/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I have a couple of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I have a couple of questions, the first being for Mr. Hourigan with regard to agriculture's contribution to sequestration not being properly recognised. Will he elaborate on this? What needs to be done to address this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I have two quick questions for Dr. Mitloehner. There seems to be two schools of thought on how demands for methane reductions are presented and used to reduce the temperature. For policymakers this poses the distinct question about what approach would be more effective in the end target of reducing the level of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. It will also pit different sectors against...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: There are two schools of thought on how the demands for methane reductions are presented and used to reduce the temperature rise. For policymakers this poses the question about what approach to take and which approach is more effective. It is pitting one sector against another sector. Are these different views contributing to the confusion and ultimately the resistance to both approaches?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Perhaps I could ask another question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I know you are and I appreciate that but I have just one quick one. Professor Allen has said that Ireland's Climate Change Advisory Council could calculate and publish the warming impact of different sectors of the Irish economy under different scenarios for future emissions, as does the UK's climate change committee. Has he encountered any discussion at this level on doing that into the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I just have a couple of quick questions for each witness. There is a school of thought that a near 0.3% per annum reduction in methane emissions would stabilise its presence in the atmosphere and slowly reduce the level of methane in the atmosphere. Professor McMullin and Mr. Price stated that these calculations, which have been checked, are misleading. What does Professor McMullin say to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: On removing these gases from our atmosphere, are results more immediate from the reductions in the methane emissions? As such, in order to address the temperature limit most immediately, is methane reduction the key factor in it all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Does Professor Thorne have anything to say about the role technology can play in limiting biogenetic methane emissions? To what extent can technology coupled with a more focused and intuitive context play here? We are speaking here as discussions on herd numbers intensify. How far has the technology come at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: At the end of his statement, Professor Thorne said that he believes in how adaptable our agriculture sector is and that if it is enabled properly to address mitigation challenges before, it can do so. Could he elaborate on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Dr. Rogelj spoke about other methods or proposals that in his view would merely stabilise global warming but not lead to a decline in emissions. Could he comment on the historic methane emissions and explain the level to which those emissions contributed to today's levels?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I have just a couple of questions for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Is the Department engaging with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in addressing the ability of ESB Networks to connect larger businesses to the grid? I refer to getting the company's solar operations up and running. I...