Mr. Michael Nolan:

We will be spending more, yes. It is not just on the national roads; it is on the local and regional road network too. It is also growing along riverbanks. We can only deal with it where it occurs between the fence lines on the national roads but a lot of landowners are now more aware of how to treat it. This year at the National Ploughing Championships we co-hosted a stand to disseminate information to property owners and landowners on how the weed can be treated. The treatment has proved to be very effective. If one drives along the network, one will see signs posted by the local authorities prohibiting cutting along the sections of the roadway that are under treatment for the invasive species.