Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to move on to afforestation. The results are disappointing and there is also the amount of dairy land that is being planted. We have not reached our target since 2014 and we are way behind. There is an underspend. This is disappointing given our carbon footprint. We are not reaching our target. We have had problems with beef and oversupply. Afforestation is one of the answers to it that would help the economy and with our carbon footprint. Why are we falling behind on planting? There are good grant schemes available but it is not happening. Has the Department done a study on why it is not happening?