Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

No, it is a case of the budget. I do not know what the Deputy expects me to do. Does he want me to take the thinnings, turn them into paper and print money and give it back to people? The only outcome of that would be an increased sale of wheelbarrows, because we could not manage that without causing significant inflation. We must be realistic. We do not have the money for the schemes, but there is value in the product so the market should drive the thinning business.

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