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:
It is, and it is a problem. When forests are being clear-felled, we monitor and go out on site. In some cases, if there are pollution incidents where transport sediment from the afforestation gets into river systems, we ask them to put mitigations in place. If they do not, we will prosecute for that.