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:
Based on the Teagasc national farm survey, that is accurate. It indicates 50% of the chemical nitrogen is used by dairy farmers because they have a higher demand for grass. They are growing, on average, much more than a beef or sheep farmer is growing or needs to grow. What the Deputy has said is true.