Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I thank the Minister of State for that clarification. This is a 700-odd page Bill and there is no shortage of space in it to fit in the word “hedgerows”. It is just a question of whether the Minister of State thinks hedgerows are important enough to be covered here. It cannot be for lack of space or because it would add complexity. It is simply a matter of whether the Minister of State accepts that hedgerows are very important. All the evidence is that they are.