Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 8, line 6, after "afforestation" to insert "and timber production".

This section deals with the general functions of the Minister in respect of the Bill, one of which is to promote afforestation. We want to include also "and timber production", on foot of a number of representations and information sent to us by various organisations involved in the area which felt it was important to recognise the importance of the industry in Ireland and that they needed due recognition in the Bill and in the general functions of the Minister. The reason we tabled the amendment was to support the commercial side of the wood-felling industry.