Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Mr. Brendan Gleeson:
The licensing plan, which I do have a slight difficulty with, refers to 4,200 ha, but that depends on individual landowners and farmers deciding they want to apply. That is where we are. There is a target there, and it is important to have an ambitious target for the sector going forward. If we did not have ambitious targets, I imagine we would be criticised for that.