Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2022
773. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has issued any guidelines to local authorities to cease using weed killers containing glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57705/22]
View answerThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, as Competent Authority for the authorisation and use of plant protection products, has issued guidance to relevant stakeholders, including to Local Authorities, on the regulatory requirements relating to the placing on the market and use of plant protection products, including Glyphosate.
However, as an authorised chemical, it is subsequently a matter for Local Authorities to determine usage or not of the product, in line with the requirements as referred to above.
