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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I now call on the Chairman of the committee, Deputy Cahill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank Macra na Feirme for its comprehensive response to what is an important issue for the agriculture industry. We will now move ahead to the next item on the agenda. Our next public meeting will be on Wednesday, 21 February 2024 at 5.30 p.m., when the committee will examine the nitrates derogation and its implications for Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: Does Ms Connolly wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: Deputy Fitzmaurice, the floor is yours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: The Deputy is more than welcome. I call Senator Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I know from my own private well that they are. It was one of the things we insisted on when the kids were born and we got it done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: The majority of us have treatment plants, a big drum, that we use. I cannot go into the technical issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: It is an issue that we need to raise with the health side of the House more than this side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I am a Cork man. We will not go there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I will try to make progress if I can. I apologise to the witnesses but Deputies will be returning from the Chamber soon and there will be more questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: In a few moments. I will start my questions, if that is okay with the Senator. I thank him. It is great to have a few Cork people here. It is great to have a few Corkonians in the audience. It makes me feel more at home straightaway. BirdWatch Ireland made an interesting presentation regarding its members' view on cover crops. We can see the map published by the Environmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: Which is better-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I am not being argumentative, but does Ms Duggan see the conflict?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: They are still getting down there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: Sticking to Cork, Ms Connolly's part of world, there are very few dairy farmers. In fact, there are probably just three dairy farmers on the Beara Peninsula.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I think I could name the three of them-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: If I could take the Beara Peninsula as an example, the unit area is the size of Louth. It is a huge area geographically, but the population of dairy farmers, in particular, and even of bovine farmers in general is very limited. These are low-stocked areas with farmers running fewer than 40 units. This part of the world cannot afford to have any reduction in stocking and so on to be viable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: Ms Connolly referred to the Timoleague catchment, just outside Cloyne, by Ring and Barryroe. That catchment has seen a dramatic increase in stocking rates in the past 14 years, but on the back of that, it has not seen a dramatic increase in nitrates in the water. The year 2018 was a dip but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: I might turn to the representatives from An Taisce-----