Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary)

2:20 pm

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I am referring to a figure for the total amount the Department gets from the Department of Finance for the carbon tax. I thank the Minister.

Turning to forestry, I see there is no change in this area. How is it possible to gauge forestry when, if we look at the budget for it, we are probably sowing a fifth of what our target is? Should this not be a fifth less of the money used? Our target is 8,000 ha.