Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Anthony Coleman:

I will address that. I will also bring in my colleague Ms Hennessy. The Farming for Water EIP has already started. We have done a number of pilots throughout the country with our partners in Teagasc and Dairy Industry Ireland. The first payment of grants has already been processed to farmers. The initial cohort will target farmers who went through the ASSAP programme. There were 8,000 referrals from LAWPRO to ASSAP in the priority action areas. ASSAP will now go back to those farmers to invite them to make applications over the next period.