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)

Dr. Elaine McGoff:

In that case, the Leas-Chathaoirleach is almost talking about something different. The EPA does a massive volume of work with its monitoring. It has a great monitoring network and it does its thing. However, is this more suitable for citizen science and the kind of water quality testing Ms Dubsky is talking about? That could really get local communities invested in their water quality and going out with their little testing tools. It is a simple test but it would give a good indication of what is happening. It could kill two birds with one stone.