Motion passes for call for funding to tackle ash dieback in Tipperary
The motion passed at a recent sitting of Tipperary County Council
Councillors have passed a motion calling for a specialised scheme to help landowners deal with ash dieback.
The motion was submitted by Cllr Kay Cahill-Skehan at a recent sitting of Tipperary County Council.
In support of her motion, Cllr Cahill-Skehan said ash dieback is a “major problem” as will see many trees fall this winter.
The motion read:
“Further to representations made to me by the IFA regarding the potential safety risk to road users and members of the public that Tipperary County Council would write to the relevant Minister(s) in support of the development of a new national scheme that would financially assist landowners that are responsible for trees infected with ash dieback along roadside boundaries.”
The motion was seconded by Cllr Ryan O’Meara who said he strongly supported the call. He said the council should write to the minister responsible for forestry and the minister for agriculture.
“This is a serious issue we have met at the FAI,” said Cllr O’Meara.
Roads Director Liam Brett said he noted support for the motion but said it was “a private landowner issue.”
In response to the motion submission, the Council said that if approved they would write to Minister of State Pippa Hackett in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.