Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Yes, that was it.

On the books, if you like, at the moment, we have approximately 700 unused afforestation licences from the previous programme. We have written to all of those licence holders to see if they are interested in continuing with the new programme rates. We also have 440 that have been sitting in the system since December. We could not approve those applications but we went through the processes and those applicants have all been written to. Those two cohorts represent approximately 1,150 licences. I do not have the specific number but those interested in availing of licences would account for the equivalent of over 3,000 ha.