Mary Wallace (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

The National Roads Authority is considering the provision of a dedicated financial allocation to local authorities to address the control of noxious weeds on approximately 5,500 km of national roads.

During the summer I saw farmers in County Galway and council workers on the Dundalk bypass hand-pulling ragwort. This was a waste of time, because the weed can be sprayed in the early spring or between September and November. I encourage landowners and local authorities to take the advice given on the Teagasc website and spray the weed in the spring or autumn. This is a perfect time of year for spraying ragwort.

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