Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion

Mr. John Enright:

Not that we are aware of. Under the Bord Bia schemes, farmers are inspected once every 18 months.

Once you apply for the BISS payment, you are at risk of having an inspection every year, and there are all those other schemes. Then the local authorities can call to you at any time.