Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Do the witnesses envision the Department directing local authorities to move away from using pesticides and towards more environmentally-friendly solutions? We all know the amount of work that Tidy Towns groups around the country do. Is the Department encouraging local authorities to get in touch with them regularly? They may not be using pesticides, but they are doing some work for councils.