Mr. Jason Fleming:

I will be very brief. We welcomed the €1.3 billion allocated to the forestry sector last year but, unfortunately, the money is not going to farmers. The forestry programme is not farmer-friendly. The only people the programme suits are the investment funds, the likes of Gresham House and Coillte. It does not suit farmers. I will mention one simple fact. If one plants a 20-acre site, 35% of it is unproductive as there is 15% for biodiversity and 20% for broadleaf. No farmer in his right mind is going to give up 35% for biodiversity unless he is going to get a proper payment or a lengthy payment on it.