Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Threats to Native Bee Population: Discussion

Mr. Paul O'Brien:

Yes, but they need an incentive. It could be a financial incentive or a carrot and stick approach could be used. We ask committee members, as legislators, to provide either a carrot or a stick. These are small measures that would be simple to execute. A pamphlet could be produced to explain that hedgerows cannot be cut below a certain limit or size and ask farmers to notify beekeepers when they are spraying. A small incentive is needed in that regard.

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