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

The witnesses have stated that there are 200 fewer licences. In November and December, 541 licences were issued, of which 116 were afforestation, 58 were roads and 367 were felling. In the same period, 499 came into the Department. That is a difference of 42. Even if we go on the basis of the 200 that the Department has gained from its own interpretation, from reading the submission would I be correct in saying that to get on top of this fiasco we are looking at six years. Would it be fair to say that if the Department gained 200 in three months and if there are that number of licences in the system, as well as those that are still coming in, it would be six years before we get on top of it?