Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 April 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022-2027: Discussion

Photo of Joe FlahertyJoe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a final question. We will have to do the glass half full and the glass half empty. The half empty part is the non-implementation or not proceeding. We are establishing that it is one in three, which would be a cause for concern. Obviously, farming is very challenged at present, with the war in Ukraine, escalating fuel costs and so forth. Many of the rehabilitative works and transitionary changes that are needed are going to incur an expense, and there is no recourse for farmers where they need to take these actions.

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