Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I do not see anyone offering to come back in. I am aware the Minister of State needs to make contact with staff in the National Parks and Wildlife Service regarding storms. There is so much we did not manage to touch on today - even around the work of Waterways Ireland, the national biodiversity plan for 2022 onwards and the management plans for our national parks and Natura sites. We need to do more to protect trees in urban settings. There is so little protection for urban trees. I know it comes under planning and local government but we can do more there. Does the Minister of State wish to make concluding comments?

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.