Victor Boyhan (Independent)
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As Mr. Gleeson rightly said, the Department does not plan trees, but it can assist through promotion, engagement and incentivisation. I will just park that with Mr. Gleeson.

To wrap up, the nine-month process is too long. Does the Department have sufficient resources to bring that back to six to nine months, ideally six months? It is far too long. We are talking about instilling confidence in people. Are there any plans to tighten that up? Is it a resource issue? Why is it taking nine months? Can Mr. Gleeson explain that to us?