Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Yes, exactly. It probably led to a net emission, which is not the objective of having a forestry programme. The environmental conditionality is substantial but we have a licensing system now which will deliver a licence to a new applicant within six months, if an appropriate assessment for an environmental purchase is not required, or within nine months. The returns from the premiums are dramatically improved, but there is a bit of a culture shift required for farmers to decide they are going to put part of their land into trees in perpetuity. The Cathaoirleach will understand that. It is a big challenge, but all of the trees we are harvesting have to be replanted. All we are talking about is the additional planting. Two and a half thousand is not close to our target, but it is probably about 3.5 million trees.