Mr. Mike Glennon:

Correct. There is work done on private as well to give credit where it is due. There are some concerns about it but it will all be about the felling licence. We can have an inventory but not be able to get a felling licence, or there will be so many conditions put on the felling licence that it will never come through. Our concern largely surrounds the bureaucracy of the administration itself.

Deputy Fitzmaurice made a point about regulations. One of the key things, and it is a great selling point for Ireland and other forestry products, is Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, certification. Coillte obviously has certification, as do the larger players. There definitely is a need to help the private sector and farmers to come together in joint certification schemes. It definitely is a gap in the market that needs to be addressed, and I am sure the IFA will elaborate more on that than us. The Deputy is right that, at the end of the day, we cannot sell wood to major customers bar it is certified. It is not that we can buy certified timber more cheaply; we just cannot buy it.