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. Pat McCormack:
There is opportunity and there is potential to put measures in place that can have a significant impact from an environmental perspective. That could include our habitats etc. Unfortunately, we believe that no effort was made to entice these farmers in from a policy or options perspective and that is regrettable because we should be trying to bring these farmers on board. The more farmers who come in under the umbrella of an environmental scheme the more progress can potentially be made.