Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion

Mr. Tadhg Buckley:

One of the key aspects is that we are in limbo here about the farmers who are on 250 kg N/ha. There is a lot of talk. We have 9% of the area still at 250 kg N/ha. My view is that they need to be provided with certainty about what will happen next year for them. In my view, they should be left at 250 kg N/ha until the end of the current NAP because at least that will take some pressure off the landmarks. The one thing we could do there is give them certainty. Obviously, we spoke about planning and TAMS being another key issue in terms of fast-tracking on both of those issues.

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