From the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
ZWAI welcomes this opportunity to engage in the consultation process and to
contribute to shaping Ireland’s Sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). We
consider that, despite ongoing programmes and investments, recent
assessments still show water quality deterioration in many catchments across
Ireland.
One of the key points of our submission is that the proposed draft Sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), does not appear to provide the necessary changes in agricultural policy, strengthening of water pollution controls, and better monitoring and enforcement. Throughout the submission, we have taken a wide view which encompasses agriculture and the draft Nitrates Action Plan as a component of a larger system.
A huge thank you to our members whose insights and researched shaped our response:
Aindrila Mukherjee, Enda Moyangh, Jack O’Sullivan, Myrtille Coutin Fitzsimons, Nazia Naheed Husain, Olena Larionova, Sara Guigui, Sarisha Harikrishna,.
With major editing by Sara Guigui and Jack O’Sullivan.