Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed)
John McGahon (Fine Gael)
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The Government target is for 17% forest cover. That is the equivalent of 1 million ha of forest, by 2030. Fair enough if that is far too ambitious. If we are at 11% now., what should we be aiming for?