Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Karin Dubsky:

I will add something briefly. I was going to make the same point but we must also consider water security. I have brought nitrate tests with me. They can be used by any farmer. The average nitrates content of our drinking water in County Wexford is 25 mg/l and it regularly breaches the nitrates directive. That is not secure. It is dangerous. We have to purify our water to drink it.