Ms Vivienne Jupp:

I agree that it does seem like a high target. We have to have wood and the Cathaoirleach is dead right. The production of concrete and steel is very poor for the environment whereas trees eat CO2 and store it and they can be used in construction. We may need some changes to enable more houses to be constructed in that manner. We will do a lot more through this steering committee we are part of looking at timber in construction. We will look to see whether we can liaise with architects and builders to build up their knowledge of the opportunities in this space. That would be very helpful.