As discussions continue into the proposed Nature Restoration Law and its possible impact, the Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) have called for a reassessment of the SAC and SPA land designations that forms part of the Natura 2000 network.
The INHFA believe the experience of the law has been predominantly a negative one, that has seen the income potential from these lands curtailed in addition to the significant price devaluation of their lands.
Speaking to Ocean FM, INHFA President Vincent Roddy says farmers are bearing the brunt of the impact of the land designations:
