Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Francis O'Donnell:

I think we would do that. We work in communities and catchments. LAWPRO, which works for the local authorities, would be doing the same. We probably do not have enough people on the ground. At the moment, our environmental officers seem to be inundated with reviewing planning applications for other agencies. As an agency, we probably need to restructure what we are doing during the winter periods and spend more time monitoring in catchments with farmers but also trying to work with them as well.