Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the figures for methane produced here and released into the atmosphere from agricultural production, industrial production and from landfill activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32717/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for the preparation of annual inventories of greenhouse gas emissions to meet the reporting requirements of both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the European Union. The Agency publishes a National Inventory Report each year on foot of these requirements. The most recent report published by the Agency shows that methane emissions in 2006 are at a similar level to 1990, having fallen significantly since their peak in 1998. The following is a breakdown of methane emissions in 2006:

Further information on methane and other greenhouse gas emissions is available on the website of the EPA at www.epa.ie