Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

2:00 am

Mr. Bill Callanan:

There were four criteria. They were published. I will ask Mr. Massey in a moment to go through where those areas that were the subject of a drop from 250 kg N/ha to 220 kg N/ha should apply. The criteria were specific and direct. They were based on water quality data.