Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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I wish Ms Jupp all the best. She has a daunting task. There is a lot of difficulty in forestry at present. Coillte has 4,450 sq. km of land, which is probably 50% of the land in the country. It is a serious investment for our country and for the benefit of our country.

The most important issue at the moment is housing, as Ms Jupp is aware. We will require an awful lot of timber to build all these houses. When she said she had a target of 25 million cu. m, how much extra is that in forestry terms in reality? How many kilometres of land is it? How much extra will Coillte need in that regard?

Biodiversity will also be required. Ms Jupp stated Coillte will increase the area of its estate used for that from 20% to 30% by 2025. How much land will that take in?