Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 15 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion

Mr. Ted Massey:

There was one figure for cattle. It is an average figure of 2.4 kg/cu. m but under that table it very clearly sets out that the values can range from 0 kg/cu. m up to 5 kg/cu. m. This is based on the analysis Teagasc has done on slurry coming from farms. The figure was changed to reflect the actual analysis of the slurry. In using an average figure, it is a very simple process. If one gets into anything that deviates from that, things get very complicated very quickly.

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