Mr. Gerry Ryan:

Deputy, we are quite confident of the title to our lands. We have a number of legal specialists whose role is to ensure that the title of all our land holdings is correct. That is an ongoing process because of the nature of the acquisition of the land, which tends to be in small parcels. In those situations there may be some outstanding issues in relation to title, but they are dealt with on a systematic basis as and when they arise.

On the use of the land, we are quite clear and we have strong legal advice that Bord na Móna is entitled to use the land for whatever purpose it desires. It is not restricted to turf cutting or peat harvesting.