1425. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the continued removal of chalara-infected ash trees in view of the fact that the disease has been found in all 26 counties; his views on whether the current removal of young ash trees is curbing the spread of the disease; his further views on whether the continued expenditure of taxpayers' money is justified in view of the widespread nature of the disease; and his plans for the forest service to switch to advising forest owners on longer term solutions to this problem (details supplied) rather than the complete removal of their ash trees in the interests of forest sustainability and making the best use of taxpayers' money. [1189/17]

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1425. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the continued removal of chalara-infected ash trees in view of the fact that the disease has been found in all 26 counties; his views on whether the current removal of young ash trees is curbing the spread of the disease; his further views on whether the continued expenditure of taxpayers' money is justified in view of the widespread nature of the disease; and his plans for the forest service to switch to advising forest owners on longer term solutions to this problem (details supplied) rather than the complete removal of their ash trees in the interests of forest sustainability and making the best use of taxpayers' money. [1189/17]

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