Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 81:

In page 18, line 25, to delete "10 metres" and substitute "5 metres".

This amendment is intended to change the distance in respect of the protections which apply where it is intended to cut down a tree. There are safety issues where trees are close to roads. One cannot have an extensive bureaucratic obstacle where a tree near a road raises health and safety issues. It is a practical consideration but it need not be 10 m. When one goes that far in from the road, one is talking about giving a free hand to cut down trees which should not be cut down and where protections should apply.