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)
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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It is a serious bone of contention I have had over a long number of years. It happened while I was in farmer politics. This was brought in by the Commission.
Farmers were delighted with it at the time. I saw farmers in hilly areas getting €12,000 or €13,000 out of a hen harrier scheme, but it only lasted for two or three years. There is virtually no one getting money out of it now.