Mr. Michael Moroney:

There are no significant regional differences although suffice to say, given that Cork is the largest county for agricultural output in the country, it has the largest number of agricultural contractors. Forestry contractors work throughout the country and do not tend to be county- or region-based. We have contractors in the forestry sector who operate throughout Ireland. Generally, the largest areas are probably Cork and Tipperary, two of the largest farming counties in the country but within each other county, there are significant numbers of contractors.