Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion

Photo of Pippa HackettPippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry, perhaps I misinterpreted what the Deputy asked. Currently, we have changed how we plant at the moment. I accept absolutely the concerns of those communities because when those trees were planted 20 or 30 years there was no setback distance and they were right up against roads, rivers and houses. There is a setback now. There is a greater requirement for spaces for biodiversity.

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