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
Paul Daly (Fianna Fail)
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The EPA published the 2023 data in June 2024. That is one lag I am talking about. We are working on 2023 tests in June 2024. That is the first time we see the results. If the tests were done in 2023 and Dr. Cotter says there is a lag time of between six months and a year needed for improvements to be seen, realistically we do not see the results of the 2023 actions until the 2024 tests. That is the point I am making.