Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Conor Mulvihill:
We had the farming for water €60 million EIP, which is a great start. It was launched on 27 March and we are rolling it out. It is open to all types of farms. What we are looking for is a Government strategy to implement that with proper timeframes, results and KPIs. We need an evidentiary base to give to the EPA. Let us call the EPA our referee; it is the David Gough of our industry now in terms of giving the data to the EU Commission. We are trying to get those data points. I will hand over to Mr. Ryan of Tirlán who has a really good example of what it is doing beyond dairy.
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