Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

To be honest, it is hard to speculate. We just opened the new programme. It depends on what comes through that and what is sitting there and ready to plant. There are licences in the system at the moment. There is going to be quite positive engagement with the 1 ha scheme. Every hectare counts at this rate. Several thousand farmers choosing to plant 1 ha would mean several thousand hectares of forestry. I want to be hopeful that we will see good engagement with the programme.