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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister and Minister of State. Before I hand over to the members, I wish to make three short points and I will comment later as I have a good bit to say about this new forestry strategy. We all earnestly hope the new strategy will be successful and increase afforestation. We have a very significant figure as part of the programme for Government. In the lifetime of this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Unfortunately, there is a vote in the Dáil and we need to suspend the meeting because obviously the senior Minister will need to leave. I do not think it would be fair on any questioner to continue without the Minister. Deputies Flaherty and Michael Collins will be the first two speakers when we come back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: As we have a good number of members indicating, I will give them ten minutes for a first question, and if they want a second round of questions, I will facilitate that for them. We will put everyone on the clock for the first round, with ten minutes each for questions and answers. Then, if we have to have a second round, we will have it. Deputy Flaherty is first, and then I will call...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I would like clarification. Does the reclassification from 45 cm to 30 cm of peat apply for replanting on land that has been clear felled?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Land that has already been planted can be replanted. I thank Mr. Delany for the clarification.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Kehoe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I do not think that is what Deputy Fitzmaurice-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We are out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Senator Daly is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I think I am very mild.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Can land that was planted be replanted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: The time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: There is only time for a brief question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: When there were protests outside the Dáil, a lot of people said they got bitten by insects in parks. It is worth looking into it to see if it is an issue. I want to make a couple of points and I know one or two other members want to come back in again. I wish to raise the bark beetle. We have estates of Sitka spruce with a huge value in this country. There is timber worth millions...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: If the beetle comes in, it is too late.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: This is a non-EU country that we are importing from.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I strongly the urge that we consider a ban; not stopping the timber coming in – just taking the back off it. We have such a valuable crop here so we should not let it in. We will not even be able to replant if that beetle comes in. It stays. You cannot just clear-fell and start again. If the beetle is there, the land is useless for the production of timber going forward. I have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: That is not the point I made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: The point I made is when land comes up in an area for afforestation, the way this forestry strategy has been designed, the investor coming in with the bottomless pocket will buy the land. That is my view and the Minister of State is not going to change it. Previously, the significantly higher premium the farmer received gave him an advantage in purchasing the land. That advantage does not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We will see.