Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Ideally, all of them. Ideally, we will plant 9,000 ha, plus perhaps half of what is sitting there already. If people plant and we can meet our targets in terms of the licences we say we will issue, which I believe we will, we could plant 9,000 ha by the end of the year. It comes down to the licences received and the desire of farmers and landowners to plant. We know there is an issue there, whether it is communication or the general negativity around forestry. I accept it is difficult for farmers to plant.