Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I probably should not have said new changes because obviously, this was in place and kicked off from January 2023 with regard to soil sampling before spreading phosphorous, and the limitations that are there. However, the INHFA is one organisation that has raised concerns regarding possible penalties on farmers where they have spread the likes of 18-6-12 without knowledge of the limitations that are there, depending on their stocking levels. To be honest, I do not think the communication around this has been very good, and I know the INHFA has said this as well. I ask the Minister for some leniency on this. Where farmers have spread it, they cannot unspread it, and I ask that there be some leniency rather than jumping straight to penalties. I do not think this has been communicated very well and when a large farm organisation like the INHFA is saying the same, consideration needs to be given to some level of leniency and maybe better communication around this.

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