Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The one worry I have is that the organisation is being funded by Government bodies. It is very hard to talk against whoever is providing the money.

We have a serious problem in the forestry sector at the moment and I completely understand how the Woodlands of Ireland promotes its side. However, he who pays the piper calls the tune. If the organisation is being funded by the NPWS, which has sites around the country, does the NPWS give a site to the organisation? Will Mr. Gowran explain how this operates?