'Citizens Assembly totally out of touch on proposal to charge farmers for emissions'
There are attractive incentives to plant forestry but Ireland is not meeting half its targets.
Margaret Donnelly
Calls at the Citizens Assembly to charge farmers for emissions are "totally out of touch" according to Michael Fitzmaurice.
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