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

We brought up an issue at our previous committee meeting in January. Mr. Hayes said there was 830,000 cu. m or tonnes of fell. Can we get the information on the dashboard? If I am building a house, I have to send a commencement notice to the council to say I am starting to build. Can we get an accurate figure of the amount of clear-fell timber? The Department gives a licence to include the thinning and everything else, but can we get an accurate amount? I refer to a scenario whereby the Department gives me a licence and I am at the 20-year stage. Mr. Hayes is correct that the Department adds it all up. I understand that but it could be ten more years before I would be cutting that, so the timber will not be fit for cutting this year. Can we get an accurate figure on the dashboard for committee members or the public of the amount of clear-fell timber every month? Is that possible?