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. John Murphy:

The balance of agriculture in this country is under serious threat. We need a tillage industry and a livestock industry. We need all our industries to pull together. In one fell swoop, you could ruin an indigenous industry like the dairy industry and the other industries. It has been happening for a while and started 18 months ago with the land rental market. People should realise the gravity of what is happening. We need to pull together on this. I think it can and will be done. We have political paymasters. The Commission was mentioned. It must realise what is happening here as well.

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