Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
1091. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on a compensation scheme for forestry affected by a disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1203/25]
View answerThe causal agent for the dieback and death of Japanese larch is an organism named Phytophthora ramorum which was first detected on Japanese larch in Ireland in 2010.
My Department is currently considering the matter raised by the deputy, having regard to the available funding, State Aid rules and other relevant factors.
