783. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of ash dieback that have been identified on an annual basis since it was originally discovered in 2006 here; the number of cases by county for the relevant years; the work that has been completed to curtail and eradicate the disease on a national basis; the financial support available for those growing ash on a commercial basis, as a sideline or as a tree of choice to provide shelter on farm land or in gardens, to remove diseased trees once discovered; his plans to eradicate this disease; his views on whether it is possible to overcome the problem; his views on whether the recent discussions on the replacement of ash by plastic for hurley making are necessary in the context of the serious situation with the increase in ash dieback nationally; and his views on whether it is the end of ash as the material of choice for the production of hurleys. [26627/16]

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783. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of ash dieback that have been identified on an annual basis since it was originally discovered in 2006 here; the number of cases by county for the relevant years; the work that has been completed to curtail and eradicate the disease on a national basis; the financial support available for those growing ash on a commercial basis, as a sideline or as a tree of choice to provide shelter on farm land or in gardens, to remove diseased trees once discovered; his plans to eradicate this disease; his views on whether it is possible to overcome the problem; his views on whether the recent discussions on the replacement of ash by plastic for hurley making are necessary in the context of the serious situation with the increase in ash dieback nationally; and his views on whether it is the end of ash as the material of choice for the production of hurleys. [26627/16]

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