Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action to discuss sequestration and land management/nature restoration

The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, 15 November, with stakeholders to discuss sequestration and land management/nature restoration.

The meeting at 11am in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House will hear from representatives of Teagasc, Professor Frank O’Mara, Dr. Gary Lanigan and Dr. Lillian O’Sullivan, and Mr. Niall Ó Brolcháin, Research Associate, NUIG (University of Galway).

Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Brian Leddin said: “Sequestration, the process of capturing and storing carbon, and land management/nature restoration have important roles to play in Ireland meeting its biodiversity and emissions reduction targets over the coming decades. The Committee will examine a number of aspects to this including blue carbon, carbon farming and peatlands and looks forward to engaging with the representatives of Teagasc and Mr Ó Brolcháin on these and related matters.”

The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

The meeting in Committee Room 3 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.