Ms Bernie Gray:

I will summarise the overall situation and then ask Mr. Carlin to make a few comments. As we outlined to Members earlier, Coillte has been in discussions with the Department on the overall policy required going forward, particularly with regard to felling licences. Coillte is very conscious of the impact this issue has for both it and the sector. It is in no one's interests for the current situation to continue and this is the number one issue for us. We have had very high-level discussions with the Department about this over a continuous period of time, with further discussions this week.

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