Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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

5:30 pm

Dr. Eimear Cotter:

It is all about the water sample information. I will hand over Dr. Deakin on this. My point on the fertiliser register was that the 18% reduction in chemical fertiliser is a national figure. We do not know where that reduction happened. If we are to be able to see this come through in water quality results, the question is: where are those reductions are happening? Are they happening on risky soils? That would then translate into improved water quality. Ultimately, we will looking what happens in the water. My point on the register-----