Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 May 2022

Committee on Public Petitions

Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion

Mr. James Walsh:

There are two companies in Ireland that I know. There is one in Stradbally in County Laois called Furlong Equipment Services. That is run by Mr. Noel Furlong and he imports them from England. There is an electric version. They normally run on diesel but there are also smaller electric versions. There is a guy near Castlemaine or Castleisland in Kerry. I do not know the name but I know Furlong Equipment Services has a Facebook page with information. It has a website at www.herbicidefree.ieand it has information about invasive species as well. I was invited to see the company and did so as part of my research. He let me try it and the machine uses vegetable oil and hot water to loosen moss and things like that. It is completely safe. He was able to rub the ingredients on his tongue and hair. It is organic vegetable oil and animals can touch it or children can walk over it with no problem.

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