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

I am nearly lost for words at that suggestion. I thought I was renowned for my brevity in this committee.

The level of ambition that has been set out in the afforestation targets that the Irish Timber Council's representatives rightly say are required for us to meet our climate action targets are quite substantial. The Minister caused a bit of a stir in this committee when he was here on 8 February when he indicated that 1,000 ha of new afforestation was planted from previously granted applications. We should not have been surprised because we would need at least that level of afforestation in a typical January if we were to meet our target. Has the Irish Timber Council any evidence to suggest 1,000 ha of new afforestation was planted last month?