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
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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I will ask one more question. When we talk about free draining soils, we have forestry split. Can this be divided between the other farm enterprises, dairy and tillage specifically, in respect of what proportion of the nitrates would be attributed to each sector? We see a problem in the areas where we have a high level of tillage or nitrates, and that is where there is a blackspot. Can we distinguish between farming enterprises as regards the contributors to water quality?