Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
393. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to advise with regard to slurry exports on monitoring mechanisms put in place by his Department to ensure limits around nutrient distribution are met (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5209/24]
View answerMovements of livestock manure between holdings must be recorded and verified online on www.agfood.ie. The exporter must login to their online account to upload the movement. The importer must then login and verify that movement took place.
In line with my Department’s procedures, as part of the control process, unverified movements are considered not to have taken place, i.e. the livestock manure is considered to have remained on the holding of origin and a penalty is applied where this results in the breach of the holding's limit.
The Agriculture Water Quality Working Group and the Nitrates Expert Group have both identified the need to move closer to real time recording of livestock manure movements. I will very shortly bring forward changes in response to those recommendations.
