Nora Owen
Question:602 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will carry out a public awareness campaign concerning the dangers associated with the giant hogweed plant, heracleum mantegazzianum, which is growing in areas of north Dublin, particularly in the Kinsealy/Portmarnock area; if such a public campaign would alert people to the dangers associated with touching this plant; if he will take the matter up with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Developemt with a view to this plant being designated as a noxious weed under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1936; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20119/00]