Mr. James Walsh:

On secondary and primary roads, the councils have cut out much of this type of spraying. It still persists in some areas almost out of habit. Alternatives are being used. For example, in the county where I live there was some use not so much in the city but the countryside. In November, spray was used along the roads and in circles around road signs. There was spray used around housing estates. It seemed to be everywhere. I thought that we were lucky that many councils were stopping its use and they might not do it any more. The roads department seems to have stopped spraying and is using alternatives. The other local authority department is still using it in estates in front of people's houses and the playground, however. They are probably not aware of the letter or have not been talking to anybody about it. They are able to control such growth without these sprays and that has been done successfully for the past year in many places. It can be done.