Mary Wallace (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

I hope that in 100 years' time, those who are alive will be able to go to the woodlands in question. The plan was that future generations would be able to so do. The Deputy raised concerns as to whether the woodlands were there and whether monitoring was in place. I reassure the Deputy that a project monitoring board is in place, which meets in May or June each year. It met in May 2007 and commissioned a review of the sites, which took place in October and November 2007. At its next meeting in May 2008, it will consider that review in detail. I reassure the Deputy that Coillte is managing the woodlands and that there will be an annual meeting of the monitoring board in the future to ensure all is well.

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