Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have broken from tradition in the time allowed for the statement. Having listened to the opening statement, any comparison with 2020 should be avoided, as it was an absolutely disastrous year for the forestry sector. Giving us an improvement percentage using 2020 as a baseline is not acceptable. I would rather get the raw figures for output comparisons. Using 2020 as a parameter will not work because it was such a year of underperformance in the sector. Deputy Flaherty must go to the convention centre so I will allow him to speak first.