Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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

Mr. Brian Beckett:

-----that is about the value of water. It is about the public good associated with clean water in our surface water systems, including our lakes, rivers, and even in the marine environment. It is a connecting the dots question. From our perspective, we all take water a little for granted. We meet many people on the ground who have specific challenges relating to things such as storage, including defects in storage facilities, leaking soil water, poor spreading practice and these kind of things. People are busy just making a living.