Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know if the Minister of State has read the report on forestry that was agreed by this committee but I would argue that it was a very well balanced report that addressed all of the concerns and the roles forestry can play in terms of the commercial sector, the economic driver forestry can be and the community concerns that have not been addressed and the environmental role of afforestation. My final question is what is now the Minister of State's target for new afforestation planting by the end of this year.