Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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

Mr. Pat Sheahan:

It would be devastating. If you go into rural towns, like where I work in Kanturk, up and down the west coast, and take out or reduce agriculture, farming and agrifood, that will have a significant impact on rural Ireland. We do not have the foreign direct investment that some larger urban areas have in place.