160. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Environmental Protection Agency propose to ban the burning of hedge cuttings on farmland throughout the country from 31 December next; the basis for such a decision in view of the fact that woodcuttings are carbon neutral and that disposal by mechanical means is not; if it is intended to reverse any such decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52394/13]

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160. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Environmental Protection Agency propose to ban the burning of hedge cuttings on farmland throughout the country from 31 December next; the basis for such a decision in view of the fact that woodcuttings are carbon neutral and that disposal by mechanical means is not; if it is intended to reverse any such decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52394/13]

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