Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Given the Taoiseach mentioned dead wood, I would like to ask about the forestry (amendment) Bill which will not even achieve half of the Government target of 20,000 hectares of forestry per annum. The budget for the forestry programme was slashed by 3% in the Book of Estimates. Will the Bill come before us in 2007, as provided for, or has the Government given up on it?

Has the Taoiseach also given up on introducing legislation on the price of building land? The Bill is not on the legislative programme but the Taoiseach promised he would work on it over the summer. Will the Bill be included in the programme after Christmas or is it on a list we have not seen yet?

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