Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Nitrates Directive, Water Quality and Pollution: Discussion

Mr. Jack Nolan:

There is research indicating watery slurry and the nitrogen in it would be taken up more quickly. The Deputy's point illustrates the importance of spreading it when there is growth. Outside now it is dark at 8 p.m. and if watery slurry is spread now, there is more danger of it being lost than if the same watery slurry is spread next March.