Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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303. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the overgrown state of the Curragh plains with thistles and nettles is to be dealt with in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30585/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Work will commence shortly to cut back weeds such as nettles and thistles on the Curragh plains.

Such weeds are cut back once a year during the summer months, usually from mid-July onwards. It can take up to six or seven weeks to complete this work. The work is mainly carried out by machine but smaller less accessible areas must be cut by hand.

All of the above work is carried out in accordance with the Noxious Weeds Act 1936 whichprovides for the control of the spread of noxious weeds.