Concerns have been raised about ash dieback in trees along public roads in Co. Cavan.
Senator Pauline Tully raised the issue in the Seanad this week, after being contacted by elected members of Cavan County Council.
She believes that landowners should not be left with the financial cost of removing trees.
While there is a scheme for forestry owners, there is no compensation for landowners who have been impacted by ash dieback in hedgerows along public roads.
Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Tully said it is a significant health and safety concern.
The Co. Cavan Senator wants the issue raised the Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon.
Senator Tully said: "There is a significant health and safety concern there for road users should these trees fall. It also could bring down power lines and cause outages again if there is another storm. It even involves the cost of removing these trees, which has to fall on the landowner.
"Landowners cannot afford to do this. I am asking that this be raised with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and I am calling for him to consider some form of financial support for farmers who have ash trees affected by ash dieback that need to be removed," she added.
