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)

Professor John Sweeney:

I have the figures on that. The EPA has estimated that for the three rivers, the Barrow, the Nore and the Suir, 85% of the nitrogen loading comes from agriculture.