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 Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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I thank Dr. Cotter. We will open to questions from members. Before I go to the other members, I would like to ask Dr. Cotter about her statement that, "The evidence shows that agriculture is the most significant pressure on water quality". What percentage of the levels of nitrogen and nutrients in the water is the EPA attributing to agriculture?