Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am very conscious of the importance of the forestry sector and of the issue of ash dieback. We are seeing it on our own doorstep, whether it is Humphrey Lynch making coffins or Adhmaid Cill na Martra making the stakes, the harvesting crews and the haulage crews. Of course, landowners are involved in the planting and the pallet manufacturing. That is just on my immediate doorstep. I am pretty sure that most members have a similar situation on their own doorsteps. It is a vital sector and we really want to make sure it is delivering both from an environmental point of view and an economic point of view. Members have a range of questions, principally focused on the ash dieback but also on the wider sector. We have enough time to do ten minutes per member, with questions back and forth. We will start with Senator Boyhan.