Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. John Dolan:

I thank the Deputy. To go back to the start of it, we were on about protecting sensitive areas and water zones. If the prescription made for the field for the required amount is emailed to the tractor or uploaded via USB and the operator selects the fields, the spreader will not allow the operator to spread in the protected areas because it is marked with a UTV or desktop software. We have found the UTV largely more accurate because a person is on the field and can see what is happening. Using Google Maps or something is difficult because things change in fields and they can be outdated.