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

Mr. Noel Meehan:

I will add to Dr. Crowe's comments. We are in the restore function but as water quality improves in these areas it is very important when ASSAP and LAWPRO are finished their business there that the protect function is maintained. A big part of what we see contributing to that, and this ties in with some of the comments from our other colleagues today, is that we need to educate and upskill the farmers, the advisory services and the local community. We will know what is causing the problems in the rivers and we will know what will fix the problems in the rivers. We must make sure everybody else knows that and not slip back into the bad old ways. That is a very important point, and an important part of what ASSAP is trying to do as well once we finish up is to ensure we leave that body of knowledge behind us so it does not slip back.

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