Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Hayes did not address my concerns about management issues in the Department. I beg to differ with what he said about the journey of agriculture, as a sector, to carbon neutrality. Forestry is a major influencer on that. It is written into carbon neutrality as a major part of it. If we are not achieving what has been put in there regarding forestry, from a sequestration point of view, there will have to be some cuts in output on the other side. It is a basic balance. Carbon neutrality is a balance and I beg to differ with Mr. Hayes on forestry. From the agriculture sector side, forestry has been written in as 8,000 ha per annum for a reason. This is a number that will reach neutrality.