Forestry Sector
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-25
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Holly Cairns (SD), Cork South-West

There is a growing concern among farmers and landowners regarding the impact of ash dieback on roadside trees. Potential safety risks stem from the trees themselves and there are also the challenges of safely felling infected trees. Farmers will potentially need to hire a tree specialist to properly assess the trees on their land and to safely remove impacted ash trees. Currently, however, there is no financial support for the management of roadside ash trees. Will the Minister of State provide it soon?
I am not sure if I should declare an interest in this regard. We have forestry on my family farm, although I do not think it is applicable because this question is about roadside trees and I do not think we would be availing of any funding for that.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-25