Dr. Frank O'Mara:

I do not know the answer to the marginal land question. I am not familiar with the details around that. Increasing the rate of afforestation is hugely important. It is a central plank in meeting our climate change targets. It is the best use of land in some areas. We do not have a role in setting the regulations but we can examine their impact and feed that information to the Department and the forestry service.

The fisheries issue is also outside our remit. We have nothing to with water; we are just land lovers. The development of the fish processing sector is an issue for Bord Iascaigh Mhara.