Seanad debates
Tuesday, 11 November 2003
Direct Payments Decoupling: Statements.
Senator Callanan stated that land policy should take energy policy into account, which is somewhat similar to previous debates in which it was suggested that people get involved in deer farming and other alternative farming methods. Many people got in at the deep end and we suddenly realised it was not sustainable to have 50,000 people involved in deer farming or producing wind energy, alternative crops and so forth. Nevertheless, the market has room for alternative energy crops, wind farming and so forth. While these are not a complete solution, they form part of the overall jigsaw of solutions and should be examined in greater detail.
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