Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Committee on Public Petitions
Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. James Callery:
We have had few complaints come in about the policy of not mowing. One thing we are encouraging groups to do when they are creating a meadow area or one that is left for pollinators is that they mow the edge or a path through it, just to show that the site is being managed, and is not just being left unmanaged. When people see that level of management in it and the signage, they understand what is being done. Once the management happens later in the season to cut the long grass and remove it, we have not had many complaints as to how we are managing sites.
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