Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I, too, have sympathy with the proposal in the amendment and appreciate the Minister's response. This is a serious problem for people in suburban areas where leylandii or other trees grow to 30 or 40 feet and block sunlight from adjoining houses or cause problems with boundary walls and grass which will not grow within a few yards of leylandii. When neighbours cannot come together to reach agreement on what should be done the law should be available as a last resort for them. This legislation is not the correct context for such a provision. The Minister stated it could be provided for in planning legislation. Will he suggest it to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government? All public representatives have had to deal with such cases. I have sympathy with the thrust of the amendment.