Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 May 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council

11:00 am

Mr. Jim McNamara:

The problem in that regard is the premium and grant situation. One cannot prevent a farmer from doing what he or she wants. It does not appear right to be planting good land with trees. How does one legislate for that? It is not possible.