Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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680. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of and implementation schedule for action 29 of Ag Climatise A Roadmap towards Climate Neutrality, to Establish a Future of Farming in Ireland Dialogue which will include farmers, scientists, environmentalists and social groups to find practical solutions for productive, sustainable agriculture; the terms of reference of the dialogue; when it will meet first; the list of invited stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22731/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Ag Climatise was published in December 2020, setting out an ambitious plan with 29 actions, to transition production agriculture to a more long term sustainable platform. These actions impact on a range of different stakeholders, not least our primary producers. I am clear that the initial implementation stages of Ag Climatise should focus on farmer adoption of the relevant actions which will give the sector the best chance of driving inventory change over the short to medium term. It is clear that early adoption of the relevant actions, and particularly around fertiliser use, will be key in this regard. This is my priority for 2021.

As the Deputy will be aware, a new Climate Action Plan is in development. This will have implications for Ag Climatise, and will require an updated roadmap to be produced. Some current actions may evolve, and some new actions will be proposed.