Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. I think so and the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, may wish to comment as well. We have the local biodiversity action fund, which we have quadrupled over the past three years. That has been transformative as well as having ensured that with the Heritage Council we have a biodiversity officer in every county to support that work. When we embark on a national nature restoration plan there is an urban article in there which includes mandatory targets around urban tree cover. This will become much more pertinent as we look at nature-based solutions in trying to address flooding and cooling in our cities. It is something we could look at in the context perhaps of the local biodiversity action fund.