Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Natasha Newsome DrennanNatasha Newsome Drennan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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I still think that new landowners should not be tied to the scheme. They have not bought the land, so it is not like they have gone out, bought a forest and decided to graze animals on the land. Therefore, the scheme needs to be examined. Perhaps the new landowners want to continue with the scheme but they should not have to and the scheme should not be a noose around their necks. They should be able to decide what they want to do with a farm that was bequeathed to them.