Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Everybody wants to know that. I also want to know how long everything is going to take. However, we are making progress. It takes, on average, about 11 months to deal with a licence application submitted now. That does not include those who have been waiting long term for licences. I ask those who have licences and who are waiting to keep in touch with my Department. I ask those people waiting for a felling licence to ensure that they have submitted a good quality harvest plan. It is important that that is done. Senator Cummins gave an example in this regard, and I thank him for that. There are examples like that from all over the country, and it is good to hear of them.

That is pretty much everything I have to say. I ask the Senators to follow up with me if I have missed a specific query. I thank them again for their views. I am fully cognisant and fully determined to sort out this situation. We are making progress, albeit slower than people would like to see. By some strange twist of fate, I will be in the Dáil this evening to talk about forestry issues again and I expect to hear something similar from the Deputies. It is good to talk, and we will keep communicating and engaging. I like to think that we will get further along if we do this together. I thank the Senators for their time.