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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Does that mean Mr. Phelan envisages a fleet of trucks going from plants to injection points somewhere else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: It is taking it but not paying for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: It is going into the grid but not being paid for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I have a couple of questions. Many of the questions I had lined up have probably been answered over the past while. There are restrictions on the raw material that goes to plants. What body is charged with regulating and how often does it monitor what goes to existing plants? Is there a minimum standard set? I take the point that there is pasteurisation to deal with bacteria, but who,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Are there on-site inspections of the operating plants and, if so, how often?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We will come to it; I have a number of questions. A lot of the points that came up earlier were around involvement with the neighbours. I would be more familiar with the development of wind farms. One of the huge things those involved in wind farms have learned to do in more recent years is to engage with the local community, and they run different events ahead of any planning application...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: What I am after is, when you are planning your development, do you engage with your neighbours? It is not about employing them or anything. Are you engaging with the neighbours right from the start like we would have seen with the wind farms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Bear with me now; from the developments we have seen, very often what comes from communities is that this is coming aniar aduaidh on them and it is almost divide and conquer. What kind of engagement takes place in advance of a development with the local community?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Would that be typical of the industry or is it more unique to Mr Finan's-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: A huge amount of ground has been covered. If the witnesses feel that there is additional information they want to forward to the committee or if there are any unanswered questions, please submit them. I need to finish the meeting. The next meeting of the committee will be a private meeting on Tuesday, 21 October at 3 p.m. The next public meeting will be on Wednesday, 22 October, where we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We have sheep as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I am conscious TDs may be drawn out to Dáil business between the tillage debate and the expected vote. We will facilitate that. Members will be in and out. I call Mr. Finan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We will continue and we will put someone in the Chair for the voting.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasoning for the reduction in the farmer’s flat rate payment under VAT from 5.1% to 4.5%. [55806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an increase in the TB reactor compensation payment to reflect the current market value of cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55030/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the forgotten farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55031/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality cad iad na hiarrachtaí faoi leith atá ar siúl chun breis Gaeilgoirí mhealladh isteach sna Gardaí; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [54151/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (8 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review being carried out in respect of the croí cónaithe and vacant or derelict property refurbishment grants; the elements of the schemes involved that are being considered for expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53447/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Social Farming: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Witnesses giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. This means that a witness has a full defence in any defamation action for anything said at the committee meeting. However, witnesses are expected not to abuse this privilege and may be directed to cease giving evidence on an issue at...