Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I greatly appreciate that the Minister of State has decided to take the amendment on board as it will replace the language of yield with one of support and reads: "When making a directive ... the Minister shall have regard to the need to support economically and environmentally sustainable forest goods and services in the State." While it does not fully address my concern about non-economic issues regarding biodiversity, I recognise that this is a great improvement and I thank her for putting it forward. I will still call votes regarding removal as my preferred option. Amendment No. 57 puts down a little marker as to what I think are the full list of issues that should be considered. In light of the Minister of State kindly accepting amendment No. 61, I will withdraw the other amendments with the consent of my colleagues who co-signed them.