Local authorities scheduled to inspect 4,500 farms in 2025
Local authority inspection data for 2022 showed that about 30% of farms inspected were non-compliant with the regulations, said the Housing Department's Assistant Secretary of the Water Division, Fintan Towey, when he addressed the recent Oireachtas debate on compliance with the nitrates directive.
In 2024, the local authorities are scheduled to inspect at least 3,300 farms, increasing to 4,500 farms in 2025.
This has been facilitated by Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage funding for 57 agricultural inspectors in 2023 and 2024, in addition to the 11 staff already in place for inspections.
