Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last week the representatives of Coillte advised us that the country's forest estate sequestrates approximately 200 million tonnes of CO2, but that other countries in Europe have a higher percentage of forestry than we have. On the other hand, since 1990 our rate of afforestation has been much greater than any other country because most of them have either established or not bothered. As we have, we need to get that factored into it. The post-1990 figure is probably the most relevant one.

I again thank the witnesses for giving us a very useful and constructive presentation.