Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Of course it is not but there were reasons for what happened. We have dramatically increased the number of staff available. If I have to do it again, I will.

We have done it through a combination of permanent staff and contract staff. For example, we have taken on a lot of contract ecologists to try to speed up the processing of the applications. We have also done a full process review, which is ongoing. We are making improvements to the process all the time, including our IT systems. However, it is never going to be a flick-a-switch process to issue a forestry licence because in 80% of cases, we have to complete a full environmental appropriate assessment, and that is a complex process. We have to go through two periods of consultation of 30 days in the middle of the process. I think-----