Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I am not sure if they have had the opportunity to listen to the delegation from the IFA. I have just been listening in online for the last while and I do not want to be repetitive in the questions I will ask.

Does the Department believe there is merit in the IFA approach for carrying out the review, putting a task force in place and holding off on any importation of timber for a duration of time? I have no doubt but that the IFA have put some thought into this. It was not thought up overnight. They are very aware of its consequences. What are the Department's feelings about the proposal the IFA put on the table?