Mr. Fergus Moore:

Our forest strategy, which we hope the Minister of State will publish very shortly, includes five pillars. We are managing forests for nature, wood, people, climate and the economy. The Coillte vision aligns with the Government's proposed strategy. It is again about forests for climate, nature and wood. Coillte has said in its vision statement that it will transform areas of its national forest estate so that 50% will be managed primarily for nature for the long term. Looking at forests, there are forests that are commercially managed and there are forests that are coniferous, broadleaf or mixed forest. All of these can be managed for nature and also for recreation. A large proportion of the Coillte estate is managed for recreation, both in coniferous and broadleaf forests. It is a more holistic approach at national level.