Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Obviously the Deputy does not understand the industry. The forestry used for rural recreation had a big investment from Coillte. Is the Deputy trying to tell me that the private owners of the crop will be as amenable as Coillte has always been in ensuring that harvesting operations do not interfere with what is a rapidly growing industry, namely rural recreation? Some 45% of the waymarked ways are on Coillte property. I ask the Minister to ask himself what does it profit a Government to sell its soul for the full world for €3 billion.

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