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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I thank the witnesses for being here. It is an incredibly interesting and important topic. Everybody will agree that we must protect our watercourses. Am I correct in saying nitrates, phosphorus and pesticides are the three areas the EPA is concerned about with respect to water quality?