Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Committee on Public Petitions
Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Anne Marie Dillon:
I will expand on the examples. The Chairman mentioned the time of year. While that is important, pesticides are used throughout the year. This year, we focused on raising awareness earlier in the year and have given presentations on the requirements to, for example, a Cork local authority and the OPW. We also engage with other end users, such as greenkeepers on golf courses, and we have attended a conference of the Association of Turfgrass Professionals Ireland, whose members include greenkeepers and people who maintain the turf on football pitches and so on. We put as much information as possible on our website. We include guidance on particular types of use and ensure that this information gets out. We also engage on an ad hocbasis with stakeholders who have questions on any particular aspect of the requirements.
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