Mr. Barry Delany:

There is a pest-free area in Scotland. That is the only area in the United Kingdom and across the EU that can export those sawn logs to Ireland. Before they are exported, there have to be surveys of that particular area to ensure that it is free from all the pests we are free from in Ireland. On the basis of the inspection, the exporting has to give us a phytosanitary certificate. We receive that certificate and then inspect all the consignments that come in, predominantly through Wicklow and Cork. We continue to do that. We also engage really closely with the Scottish plant health authorities to clarify exactly the situation. I think Deputy Flaherty pointed out that it is in the UK and has been found further north than previously. We are of course concerned. We are working closely with them and will take any actions we have to take to protect our protected zones and forestry in Ireland from bark beetles.