Mr. Richard O'Connor:

No. The majority of strainers are Douglas fir. We started doing research on material that is treated in Europe in a plant that is capable of treating it at present. We have started to get material back in Sitka spruce and Douglas fir. We have sent Irish material to Europe to be treated and then tested it at the PDM site to see whether it will potentially meet the IS 436 standard. This information has yet to be provided to the National Standards Authority of Ireland.