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)
Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Who has overall responsibility for it, however? It would be a concern if something this significant and important for agriculture falls between two Departments. If this committee wants answers, does that mean we have to bring in the Ministers for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Agriculture, Food and the Marine to find out why the scheme is not working? Who ultimately is responsible for this scheme?