Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I think it should be brought forward to August. Children now go back to school in August, which is earlier than they used to go back to school. This year, there was much more rapid growth in August than there was in other years. I think the Minister has to look at this from a road safety point of view. There is a need for better co-ordination between local authorities and the ESB and the telecommunications utilities that engage in hedge-cutting. I believe the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs should come to this House with a view to moving the date on which hedge-cutting works can start to a time earlier in the year.