Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Gunning and Mr. Egan and thank them for their very comprehensive presentation. As a farmer who first planted commercial forestry on his land in 1995, I understand its importance. I am glad to hear our guests refer to Coillte as a business operating in a global market. I have a number of questions to ask and if our guests do not have time to answer all of them, I will forward the balance, in writing, to Mr. Gunning and Mr. Egan.

What has been the payback from forestry to the Government during the past ten years? Will our guests identify all the stakeholders to whom the €10 million is paid?