Ms Vivienne Jupp:

Generally, the amount of land we have in forestry is much more limited than that of other countries throughout Europe. Ireland is a small country and the other small countries rank low with regard to the amount of forested land. The climate issue has brought a focus on the need for investment in forests and for more forests. Coillte hopes to enable some of this through itself and other players in the field. For our country, forestry has multiple advantages, not only concerning the climate but also biodiversity and wood. Wood is very important, particularly if we want more timber-framed houses in the future. Also, people use the forests. They are wonderful facilities for hiking and walking and we even have some mountain bike parks within them.