Mr. Joe Healy:

The Deputy is right about the USC being applied and we are looking for it to be phased out. If one goes to the north west, to Leitrim for example, there is a completely different anti-forestry attitude because of outsiders coming in and buying the land. They are able to pay what local farmers are not able to match. We have a very active forestry committee in the organisation.

I want to return to the matter of flooding. We are at a critical time of the year again. We see it in parts of Senator Maura Hopkins's county for example. I was out at Lough Funshinagh recently-----