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

Mr. Patrick Byrne:

That piece of work has already been done on the basis of the number of water bodies at risk in each local authority and the number of farms in the areas. Obviously more staff resources will be allocated to areas with significant agriculture pressures. Those numbers have been assigned, and based on the resources assigned, we have calculated how many inspections should happen in each local authority.