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

11:10 am

Mr. Jim McNamara:

There is one point the Deputy is missing. On the clear fell, there was talk of 5,000 hectares being planted. We believe that amount is far too low. However, one must take into account that Coillte replants any acreage it fells. The area of land under forestry is growing. It is now roughly 50:50.