Martin Ferris
Question:185. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the confirmation of ash dieback disease in a hedgerow in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; if he established where the disease originated; the quantity of firewood that has been lost through the culling of ash trees; if restoration works will be carried out to the stock proof fencing damaged by the removal of the trees and the ground impacted by the works; if the trees that were removed will be replaced at a future date; if there will be a compensation package for the inconvenience caused to some farmers through the early rehousing of stock in order to facilitate the tree removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47431/13]
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