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:

It will be a combination of both. At the moment, they can avail of grant aid. The proposal is that from the year after next all farmers from 100 kg per hectare upwards would have to use low emission equipment, as would all pig farmers to apply slurry. That will benefit us from an ammonia point of view, but it will also benefit farmers in terms of a reduction in fertiliser need.