Pippa Hackett (Green Party)
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I think it is. Coillte plays a significant role in supplying timber to the sector. The supply of timber is approximately 50:50 between Coillte and private landowners. It will go up slightly on the private side. That balance will shift over the next few years. Coillte has an important role to play. It also has its processing facility, Medite Smartply, so it is involved in the whole supply chain. That is also a valuable role it provides. It is also into renewable energy. There is quite a broad spectrum of industry within Coillte. There have been calls to look at its mandate, however, and there has been a motion or Bill in the Seanad around those issues. It is something we will have to tease out.