Mr. Fergal Leamy:

On Coillte wind farms, we mitigate and ensure the overall net balance is there. That is why we buy land to afforest. As we think about the next stage of wind farm development, it is in all our interests to guard against deforestation. It is one thing struggling with afforestation targets. If we are making that harder for ourselves by deforestation, it is in nobody's interest.

We also focus on keyhole felling on our sites which means much less deforestation.