TD criticises EU Industrial Emissions Directive
“A permit system for farming will be an utter disaster for the Irish people”, this is according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice, and comes as the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) proposed changes to livestock units (LU). The amendments would see larger cattle, pig and poultry farms requiring permits to operate based on their emissions output. According to Fitzmaurice the proposals “are the beginning of a slippery slope to handing…