Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion
Pippa Hackett (Green Party)
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I cannot give that timeframe yet but I have encouraged farmers to apply for the current scheme because they will not be disadvantaged by any new scheme that we may come up with. It is important that they get those diseased and dying ash trees cleared as soon as possible. They need to apply to the current ash dieback scheme to get that ball rolling, so that is important.