Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte
Mr. Mark Carlin:
We are probably some way off the bite point of that kicking in, which is why there has not been an exhaustive amount of work done. I will explain why. We are going to double supply in Ireland in the next ten to 15 years thanks to all of the afforestation successfully carried out in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. We also export 30% to 40% of our product. If I bring those two factors together, that would not lead me to be concerned about supply.