Ms Bernie Gray:

We are in discussions with the Department about how best Coillte can play its role in fulfilling the national agenda. The Mackinnon report was commissioned by the Department. It is as anxious as we are to put a better roadmap in place. We will have further discussions with it this week. Mackinnon does not draw any conclusions on the status of a commission and its benefits versus a Department as the vehicle for regulation and administration of the forestry sector. Our concern is not whether it is a commission but to make sure that the processes which play into the sector are the most robust possible. That is what we are discussing with the Department. We are also discussing some of the key neighbours the company needs if we are to increase the level of afforestation.