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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: At the last sentence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: We will give the witnesses a chance to answer the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I am thinking about TAMS and how this could to be used. The contractors gave a presentation in the audiovisual room yesterday. At the moment agricultural contractors cannot qualify for TAMS.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: At €200,000, very few farmers are going to avail of this technology themselves. To get contractors, we would be talking about 40% or 50% grant. What kind of fund would need to be in place to grant-aid this to get a reasonable take-up and a 26-county spread?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: As it stands, with an €80,000 ceiling in TAMS, if there was any construction work to be done on farms, the ceiling would be used up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: If farmers are going to be able to embrace this and use the technology to reduce their emissions, it will need a separate budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Senator Lombard made a very interesting comparison between this and the advances genomic and breeding data got us with regard to milk production. I most definitely am in a position where I accept climate change and that we have to reduce our emissions and our use of nitrogen, but we have to do that without affecting production. We can do that by embracing this modern technology. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Deputy Devlin and Senators Pauline O'Reilly and O'Donovan. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to explore technologies and opportunities that may exist in the effort to reduce emissions in the agricultural sector. The committee will hear from representatives of two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Dolan very much for that interesting and very in-depth description. I saw this system working on the farm of one of those who worked with Dolan Industries in bringing forward this pilot scheme. How many farmers are using this technology at the moment? What is the cost of the spreader that is needed? What costs relate to the accompanying data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: If a large field soil is tested and it is found that different parts of the field have different pH levels, the spreader will adjust.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Mr. Dolan said the technology costs €200,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: That is very prohibitive for most farmers, unfortunately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Would it not be done every four years to keep it accurate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: The Senator did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: At the last sentence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: We will give the witnesses a chance to answer the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: If part of a field had a different pH level, it is my understanding that the spreader adjusts what it is spreading accordingly. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I am thinking about TAMS and how this could to be used. The contractors gave a presentation in the audiovisual room yesterday. At the moment agricultural contractors cannot qualify for TAMS.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: At €200,000, very few farmers are going to avail of this technology themselves. To get contractors, we would be talking about 40% or 50% grant. What kind of fund would need to be in place to grant-aid this to get a reasonable take-up and a 26-county spread?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
(31 Mar 2022)

Jackie Cahill: As it stands, with an €80,000 ceiling in TAMS, if there was any construction work to be done on farms, the ceiling would be used up.

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