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

Yes, but we are reporting on nothing. We do not know. If I have a forest, I am going to thin it at the 20-year stage, and I might thin it again at year 24 or 25. In fairness, 70% or 80% of the volume of clear-fell will not be ready until 2030. We are not dealing with accurate figures and unless the Department brings in a system whereby a landowner sends a little note to say when clear-felling commences and the Department has a record, then we are dealing with figures from 20 or 30 years ago that we do not have a clue about.