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 means waters that are clean, healthy, resilient and close to natural conditions, by 2027. That is in terms of the ecological assessment. For nitrates, there are nitrates standards that need to be achieved to support the achievement of the ecological standard.