Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the specific fund itself, Coillte has legally entered into an arrangement and had the powers to do so. The review I am talking about relates to broader policy, looking at the development of alternative models. We have to avoid a monocultural approach but there will be a need for commercial forestry to underpin the timber industry itself. In the future, both Coillte and the Government are saying that 50% of all new forests will have to be native woodlands. That is the approach.

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