Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
1899. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding SI. No. 605 of 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20135/22]
View answerStatutory Instrument (S.I.) No. 605 of 2017, set out that the "occupier" in relation to a holding "includes the owner, a lessee, any person entitled to occupy the holding or any other person having for the time being control of the holding.’ The S.I. also set out that "holding" means "an agricultural production unit, and in relation to an occupier, means all the agricultural production units managed by that occupier."
It should be noted that S.I. No. 605 of 2017 has been revoked and replaced by S.I. No. 113 of 2022,
It is the general duty of the occupier of a holding to ensure compliance, in relation to that holding, with the provisions of the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations.
If the Deputy has a specific case in mind, my Department will examine this matter further, once the relevant details are made available. Such details should be sent in the first instance by email to nitrates@agriculture.gov.ie.
