Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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In respect of the accidental thing, some of it can be quite deliberate but much of it is accidental.
It is not intentional. Farmers spread slurry and nitrates at a time of year. A flood or a great deal of rain comes along and they do not intend that this activity has the impact it has. What can be done to ensure that we militate against those accidents happening? Is there more-----