Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Taoiseach well knows, protecting and maintaining our woodlands and forest cover is a key element of reaching our climate action targets, especially given that Ireland has the least tree coverage of any European nation. That said, I ask that the Taoiseach support the communities in Riverstick, Belgooly and the Kinsale area in preventing the sale of 22 acres of pristine woodland at Ballymartle Woods into private ownership. I visited the site yesterday. It is a stunning location. I got a full tour. It has woodland walks and old oak woodlands, and it is a perfect example of the type of amenity that we should be keeping for communities. I ask the Taoiseach to support them in their efforts to prevent the sale of 22 acres of that woodland into private ownership.

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