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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Jackie Cahill: ...like to see given the issues we have with the nitrates derogation. However, in reality that is not true and afforestation has the opposite impact. For example, Leitrim is in the red area on the EPA map. Leitrim has the highest level of afforestation in the country and probably the lowest stocking rate, and it is in the EPA red zone. I do not think that afforestation will solve our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Pippa Hackett: ...west. We absolutely must learn from those issues. However, there is ample evidence that trees planted and managed in the right way can deliver valuable water quality improvements. Work with the EPA and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, would support that view. It comes down to the trees being managed appropriately and being planted in the right manner. We do not want to...

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