Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Teagasc tests the water 52,000 times a year. For every one measurement the EPA takes, it takes 4,368. This catchment has more than 2,500 cows in the catchment area. It is probably the most densely populated cow herd area in Ireland, although I am open to correction. Teagasc's records are slightly different from the EPA's, as Dr. Cotter stated. The nitrate levels in that catchment area, which sees an exceptional density, are tested every ten minutes. The results, which are based on science, are coming back to say that the reductions are lower. Is that true?