Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have to have a balance here too. We will not have the contractors if they are to be confined to doing their work in the depths of winter. It is often impractical to go onto land in mid-January. March is when the contractors really get the work done. What we are talking about is clear-felling. We have to have a balance and make it economically viable for contractors to operate in the industry.