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

Mr. Hayes is giving figures in respect of the amount of timber that is available for cutting, but it might not be available to cut for ten years. I understand where he is coming from. First, there could be thinning and then in five or ten years' time, it could be clear-felled. I accept that it is a clear-fell licence and that thinning will also happen, but that timber is not available. How does the industry know what is available today? What we are doing is like going around in circles.