Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

CLEAR Report on Lady's Island Lake: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Ciara O'Mahony:

I would like to respond to the question about action points. They are straightforward. The report outline has a section on changes in farming practices. We could speak about regulation, but, realistically, the kind of actions that are needed are about intercepting nitrogen. Those kinds of actions, like greater buffer areas, need to be paid for and delivered through a targeted process. It is a very unusual catchment in terms of the kind of farming involved and the sensitivity of the lagoon. My first wish for Christmas, if I can put it like that, is for a locally led scheme of some form. The second-----

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