If the unholy alliance of farm bodies and industry is successful in its lobbying, the price will be our rivers and lakesalliance of interests campaigning to retain the nitrates derogation
The complex web of alliances means anyone questioning the overall strategy is viewed as disloyal, if not treacherous. Political pressure from bodies like the IFA and ICMSA make it almost impossible for any rural TD to question industry policies because they are portrayed as being synonymous withecosystem of influence so complex and deep it can control the pace and extent of environmental and climate policy at will.
alliance of farm bodies and industry is lobbying to shore up the entire fantasy. If they are successful, it is unlikely that ouranytime soon or that Ireland will meet climate targets. If they are unsuccessful and the derogation ends, thousands of farmers will find themselves crushed by debt.