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

The federation should draw up a plan for that and if it needs the help of the good offices of this committee or politicians in general, it should ask for it. In the main, people understand this issue, even if they are not fully aware of the full consequences. The beekeepers have supporters, certainly among members of this committee who have expressed an interest. We will have witnesses from BirdWatch Ireland before the committee in a number of weeks. There is an understanding on this committee and, I believe, among the population in general that we have reached crisis point and need to take action. It is not just about Bord na Móna. It is also the national parks, the Phoenix Park and all of those areas.

The witness mentioned meadows, allowing areas to grow wild and so on. There is a park across from my house and I always wondered why the grass was not cut.