Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister of State about the potential and the capacity within his Department to undertake all-island projects on biodiversity. There is huge potential in this regard particularly with the oncoming PEACEPLUS programme and the elements within that for biodiversity. Is there capacity or is there an intention within the Department to facilitate communities to twin with other communities? I always think of our own Ballycastle, County Mayo, which could be twinned with, say, Ballycastle in the North to be able to do really good biodiversity projects and exchange of learning across the country because we obviously need to tackle this on an all-island basis.

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