Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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I have one or two more quick questions and then I will finish as others also want to contribute.

At this point, are the witnesses concerned about the conditions under the new programme, which they described as onerous for some people? Under the maps for various conditions, large swathes of the country are essentially cancelled out. At least looking at it from the outside, people might ask themselves whether they should bother. If people need to get assessments in various things, many people, especially farmers, frankly would not be bothered in some cases because it is costly. People are coming in and all of that and it is onerous. At this point do the witnesses have any concerns about the conditions as set out, that they are in some way leading to fewer people getting involved in forestry?

When will the Department review the conditions under the new programme?