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Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has called for Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan to resign after her refusal to extend the hedge-cutting period.
Madigan had been given discretionary powers under the Heritage Act 2018 to allow for the cutting of roadside hedges during the month of August on a trial basis in 2019 and 2020.
However, Minister Madigan has opted not to exercise those powers based on a recognition of “increasing threats to biodiversity”.
“It’s disgraceful to think that this Government, supported by Fianna Fáil, have more appreciation for birds and biodiversity than the people trying to travel our roads,” Healy-Rae said.
“I’m calling on the Minister to resign now.”
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