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Local TD lambasts government failure to deliver strategy on tackling Ash Dieback

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Local TD lambasts government failure to deliver strategy on tackling Ash Dieback

Roscommon/Galway TD Claire Kerrane, has lamblasted the Government's failure to deliver a strategy for addressing ash dieback.

Farmers, forestry owners and representative organisations have called for a government response to the issue for some time,

An independent review which has been published emphasises that the situation is now a national emergency.

Forestry Minister Pippa Hackett says a long-awaited action plan will be submitted for approval in the very near future.

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However, Sinn Féin Agriculture spokesperson Claire Kerrane says no solution has been made available for over five months.

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