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However, Kerry County Council yesterday made no provision in its €30m budget for 2016 for the traditional cutting of hedgerows.
One councillor indicated that the council risks spreading the threat of knotweed by issuing warning letters to landowners.
Independent councillor Michael Cahill said “it was time to declare war on Japanese knotweed”, a persistent problem that is spreading fast. He claimed that with many people unaware of the appearance or threat of knotweed, the council’s decision to send out 5,500 letters to roadside landowners to maintain hedgerows could exacerbate the problem as cutting the plant spreads the species.
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