Results 1-2 of 2 for agriculture scheme data speaker:Martin Cullen

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: ...fact that a number of the policies in the NCCS aimed at tackling one particular sector's emissions are implemented by more than one Department or agency. According to the latest national inventory data compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency — 2003 — the transport sector is the fastest growing contributor to national GHG emissions. Accounting for 17.7% of the national total,...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: The nitrates directive, 91/676/EEC, aims to protect water quality against pollution from agricultural sources, with a primary emphasis on better management of livestock manure and other fertilisers. The directive came into effect in January 1992. The nitrates directive has been implemented in Ireland by way of extensive monitoring of nitrate levels in waters, the assessment of the trophic...