Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

We really have to turn the ship around to deliver that next year. The control is not only in our hands. We have to fix our systems here. Ultimately, it depends on people who are willing to see afforestation as a viable activity to improve their income. That requires a bit of a cultural shift. It will require us to refine our processes to make sure they are running efficiently.

That is the ambition but I would be a foolish man to say everything will be perfect by this time next year. That is the ambition but I think-----

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