Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Should risk assessments be done before spraying begins? Most of the time when spraying is carried out a risk assessment is done and handed into the Department. We do not know if the Department ever looks at the risk assessments. Should risk assessments be done and clearance given before any pesticides are sprayed? Is that feasible given staffing levels and the resources available to councils? Does Mr. Walsh propose an alternative way of monitoring how the risk assessments are done in the lead-up to pesticides being sprayed in any particular area?