Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the information. This has been a long-standing issue that I have raised with the Minister of State and through committees. The IFA farmers in particular were hoping for a grant of some sort to ensure the local authority would head up the removal of the roadside trees. The current issue is that the farmer is liable if the tree were to fall or any such incident. The farmers have said it would be most appropriate if there was a scheme in place for the local authority to identify the trees and take them out safely. It does require a significant amount of expertise. It is hard to distinguish between trees that are dead and those that are still good trees. They also drop in a fashion that is not quite normal. The Minister of State has outlined the plan. Does that take into account the expertise requirement that is needed?

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