Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is a movement in Dublin towards having many more allotments. For instance, allotments were opened only recently in my area of Bluebell. I got my keys last week but I have not done anything yet. Allotments encourage people to grow crops. However, if they are located in the middle of a built-up area where flies, wasps, bees and so on are being killed off with pesticides, with all the will in the world there will not be an abundance of crops. One idea that came up in discussions with some of the other allotment holders was to try to get the council to encourage the growth of colourful flowers in the hedging or near the fencing around thee allotments to attract bees.