Ms Bernie Gray:

The climate action plan came out in June this year and since then we have been in discussions with the Department about how we can play an optimal role on behalf of the State. To be fair, this is the first year we have had that plan with those targets in it. We are actively having discussions on them and we are prepared to play our part when the discussions are concluded. Part of the reason we set up the forestry Ireland initiative is so that we understand the needs of the entire sector, not just Coillte, in terms of how all of those issues can be addressed. As Mr. Carlin said, we must balance the needs of supplying timber to the sector and keeping 12,000 jobs in play throughout rural Ireland-----