Mr. Pádraig Egan:

I will take that. From the opening statements, the elephant in the room, as the Deputy and we all know, is two doors down. It is the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the forest service management. As the Chair mentioned, it is at its lowest since 1946, which is down to the forest service management. They have been before the committee five or six times, saying they are doing this, that and the other. They are blaming environmental conditions.

They blame everyone but, in fairness, they have to be given their chance following on from the new European Court of Justice ruling, which is all to do with the habitats directive.