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
Natasha 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.