Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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Does Mr. Fogarty believe it was wise as part of the Irish Wildlife Trust's complaint to essentially say landowners had burned the land? I am open to correction, but I understand no farmer has been accused or convicted of burning land. It must be remembered that in rural Ireland we welcome tourists and other visitors. There is no proof that a fag butt was not thrown out a window near a forest. None of us condones the starting of fires, but judging by how the complaint was phrased, it was aimed at farmers, which was not a sensible thing to do.