Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

There is a question in the An Taisce submission I am interested in and that was not answered. The submission states:

Teagasc were asked to do some modelling of various scenarios to inform policy decisions to reduce nitrate runoff from agriculture [This is "The Impact of Nitrogen Management Strategies within Grass Based Dairy Systems"]. One of the main drivers identified was that cattle urine deposited directly onto fields leads to over 62% of nitrate loss. It is the main driver of nitrate loss, far above artificial fertiliser (29%) and slurry (8%), yet there is no mitigation for this provided in the NAP or GAP regulations.

I will put that question to Teagasc. Does it agree with those figures and that no mitigation is provided for in that? Is that something that can be mitigated?