Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Coillte is on a journey. I am not sure of the timeline but is gradually increasing the level. It will get to that 50:50 mix of all new plantation and all reforestation. The other important piece is open access to the public. Not much of the forestry in our country that is in private hands allows for open access. Coillte is very much moving to that so that the forests are also an amenity. We are talking about people being out in the open, walkways and that type of thing. Forestry that is managed by Coillte will be managed in that way, which provides a much wider community benefit.