MEP Ciaran Mullooly (Independent Ireland/EDP) recently addressed the European Parliament on the need to retain the nitrates derogation. Mullooly has become the first Irish MEP, of this term, to directly appeal to the MEPs for their support on the critical issue of Ireland's nitrates derogation. This crucial allowance underpins the nation's grass-based farming system and is set to expire at the end of 2025

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On behalf of 137,000 family farms in Ireland, with half located in his constituency of the Midlands and West, Mullooly emphasised the critical importance of the ongoing agricultural dialogue. "This debate is about the future of farming on this continent," Mullooly stated. "It's about the future of young farmers and the viability of family farms."

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