Ryan O'Meara (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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1405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if forestry generated carbon sequestration is included as part of the assessment of Ireland’s net greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57817/25]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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Ireland is obliged to report on, and account for, all greenhouse gases in Ireland under our international obligations. This includes sequestration and emissions from agriculture and forestry, which is reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on an annual basis by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). Sequestration and emissions for all types and ages of forests are included, based on the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) removed from, or emitted to, the atmosphere.

The amount reported is based on a national estimate and is not reported for individual plantations or for each forest owner. Ireland's reporting and accounting does not imply ownership, but simply reflects the requirement for those reductions and emissions to be included in the State’s climate inventory.