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.