Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I have made my contribution to the growing of trees. I was watching what was going on in the trees at that time and certainly it was neither to the benefit of the trees nor anybody else. I do not know what all the fuss was about because a tree is a renewable resource contrary to what many think. Some trees are better than others, some are more valuable than others and some look better than others.

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