Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
1259. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of slurry farmyard manure that is produced on all farms by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/21]
View answerThe attached file details the total amount of livestock manure produced in 2019 by county. The annual nutrient excretion rates for livestock are detailed in the Nitrates regulations (European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters) (Amendment) No. 3) Regulations 2020. Calculations on the daily amount per animal on a holding are based on stock details on the Department's Animal Identification and Movement system.
The figures provided cover annual production per county.
