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You should know that the Commission considers the issue of nitrates to be very important for certain countries. About 20% of Europe’s groundwater has an excessive nitrate concentration and the same problem affects at least 30-40% of rivers and lakes. In many countries we have an influx of nitrogen to coastal waters which, in certain areas, could be very important for the coastal waters and seas. Agriculture is responsible for about 50-80% of the nitrogen input to water in the European Union.
Ireland was in compliance with neither the submission of the action plan, nor the designation of the vulnerable areas, and it did not specify which waters were polluted. It complied with the designation of the whole of the territory as a vulnerable area, but the action plan it sent is not satisfactory and as a result we have taken Ireland to court. Ireland sent an answer on 22 December and we replied, also on 22 December, giving the Irish authorities three months to respond. Ireland asked for a one-month extension, and the deadline ends on 22 April. We are therefore waiting to see its answers to particular issues we raised.
Concerning farmers, there is a big problem and there are questions of whether a derogation would be requested for certain areas. In order to have a derogation there has to be an action plan that is acceptable to the Commission."@en1
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