P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State for her elaborate description of the progress made on the millennium plantations. Does she have information regarding the rate of survival, which was to be evaluated every five years? Eight years have passed since the trees were planted. Does the Minister of State have figures in respect of the number of trees that have survived? Does she foresee that what has been planted will come to maturity? How long will it take for the forests to come to maturity?

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