The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has made discussions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction technology a priority in the upcoming weeks. This is according to chair Jackie Cahill TD.
“The first thing on the agenda will be a joint meeting with the climate advisory council to give people who have technologies that can reduce emissions a platform to discuss their technologies,” Cahill said.
The committee chair is confident that individuals and companies providing innovations capable of reducing emissions without impacting production would be invited to appear before the committee in January and February, 2022.
Slurry management technologies were one particular set of innovations of particular interest.
Technologies which continually aerate slurry and emission-reducing slat mats were among the technologies he hopes to hear discussed.
Bovine TB would also be addressed by the agricultural committee. “We have put off having TB discussions on the agenda. This will need to be brought over the next few months.”
The Tipperary TD made it clear that he sees farmers as being central to the committee’s discussions. “All stakeholders will have the opportunity to come before the committee, including farmers – who are the most affected by TB,” he added.
The TDs and senators of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture meet privately on January 18, 2022, to vote on an agenda for the coming year.
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