Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I join my colleague, Senator Denis Landy, in welcoming the decision not to sell the harvesting rights of Coillte. It is the right decision. I call for a debate on the future of Coillte. In some parts of the country some of the land has been felled but not replanted. In some cases, some of the logs have been left and not removed. There is a great deal of work to be done in this regard and I seek a debate on the issue. Also, it is very important to develop the walks through forests. Some of them have fallen into decline and become overgrown in recent years. They have not been maintained properly. This is an opportunity to develop them for the future.