Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail)
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Some of my colleagues, including Deputy Buckley, have asked what we can do to help and one suggestion was to write to local authorities. It is a good suggestion. Is there anything else Mr. Walsh thinks we should be doing to get rid of this practice where possible? We should definitely introduce more environmentally friendly systems. I live in Strokestown. Deputy Devlin might tell us O'Connell Street is the widest street in Europe but we have that. We have a problem with keeping weeds controlled on footpaths etc.

If anything destroys the look of a town, it is overgrowth of weeds, particularly on streets and footpaths. We need newer and definitely more environmentally friendly methods. Apart from writing to the local authorities to ensure they are implementing the law, could Mr. Walsh recommend anything else to us?