Mr. Simon White:

We are not accepting everything here but this has been a hell of a long process that has gone step by step. This is a major step forward in recognising that everything we have been saying is true and needs to be dealt with. It is a step towards dealing with the issue. The solutions are there to be found but they are not in the review at the moment. There are recommendations on finding solutions. We have stated that because it gives us an insight and entrée into having some control over what is done. When the RUS was first promoted, we were supposed to be consulted. We consulted and Mr. O'Connell was involved in consulting at that stage. We said it was not fit for purpose and would not work but nobody listened to us. The consultation process was just a box-ticking exercise. This report promotes a different approach whereby the forest service will have to work in co-operation with the people who will have to implement what happens on the ground.