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:

I spoke earlier about the agricultural catchments programme. The lead researcher in the programme, Per-Erik Mellander, has written a paper with colleagues in Finland on the impact of climate. It is accepted that even with all the best measures in place, climate can overwhelm what is in place.