Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 March 2022
344. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 8 March 2022, the local authorities that have commissioned hedgerow surveys at county level; the years in which these occurred; the cost associated with same; the funds allocated in support of same through the Local Biodiversity Action Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16593/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not have an overarching responsibility for the coordination of hedgerow surveys and does not collect data from local authorities in relation to surveys carried out by them from their own resources.
The Local Authority Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) is a stream of grants to assist local authorities with biodiversity projects in their areas that support the implementation of the National Biodiversity Action Plan. There is no specific funding allocated to hedgerow surveys in this grant stream. However, it is open to local authorities to include such activity in their applications for funding under the LBAF.
