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

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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This may be an unintended consequence of the consultation paper. Natura hill farmers have voiced concern that the requirement for all farmers to fence off watercourses would essentially make it impossible to get planning permission which they would need to get.