Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following urgent matter: the Teagasc recommendations on the EU nitrates directive, arrived at after extensive independent scientific analysis by 24 scientists, which would be acceptable in Europe if they were vigorously pursued and received uniform national support from the Departments of Agriculture and Food and the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Environmental Protection Agency, in addition to the support they enjoy from the Irish Farmers Association and Teagasc. The positive recommendations in the Teagasc proposals for changes in the nitrates directive and the extreme urgency for the future of Irish farming warrant a united approach on the part of farming organisations, Departments and the EPA in ensuring the adoption and implementation of the Teagasc document in Brussels.

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