Ms Bernie Gray:

Correct.

I cannot answer Deputy Pringle's question about wind farms, the sale of wind farms and the impact on Coillte's profit specifically, but I can revert to him on the matter. His second question was about the diversity of forestry. Part of the issue for Coillte in communicating with stakeholders is making transparent its outline of its species mix. There is a sense that the diversity of Coillte's forestry stock is limited. In fact, Sitka spruce accounts for only 53% of the forestry. Other conifers and broadleaves account for 36%. Part of the issue for Coillte as technology and the science behind forestry improve - the Deputy made the point that there were new and emerging technologies and developments - involves considering its current forestry mix to determine where it can get the best return. Currently, there is a diverse forestry mix. Coillte has been investing significantly in technology through its forest management system, with a view to using the information to identify what the plan should be for a further species mix.

Coillte has engaged in graduate recruitment on an ongoing basis in recent years. It has an ongoing graduate recruitment programme for forestry training in order to maintain its best-in-the-class approach to forestry and renew its expertise in the area.