Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister comment on claims made by the Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett, in a recent press release that the backlog of forestry licence appeals has been dealt with? That is clearly not the case. I note the Minister copied the same line in his opening statement. From what we know at the moment, the backlog alone will take until October to clear and there is nothing new coming into the sector. If we are going to take until October just to clear the backlog, how many more licences are going to come in after that?