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:

I really do not, no. I was told it was the same by some people. I rang up the woman who hires out the trucks in Dublin. I am not sure if it was the same company but she said that Foamstream came out on top of all things but that it was more expensive. According to her, it was more expensive than pesticides but it did not take into account other costs associated with pesticides. It was purely the cost of the foam itself and stuff like that. It did not take into account the cost of labour versus the cost of insurance with pesticides and also much of the time, people show up with pesticides in bad weather and they might have to cancel a day or whatever. Foamstream can be used in different types of weather. I think it cleans chewing gum off the streets as well. It has different functions. I am not too sure. She reckoned it was slightly more expensive. The guy who is distributing it reckons it is the same, so I do not know.

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