Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion
Mr. John Enright:
At the moment we cannot give an indicative figure for the country because we are not certain what cows will be included in the calculation to decide whether a farmer is band 1, band 2 or band 3. Going from 250 kg to 220 kg, there will have to be further analysis done on that in terms of cow banding and the number of farmers above the 220 kg level. That calculation is not available at the moment.