Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason there is no requirement to use a native species of tree in the national afforestation programme, Growing for the Future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9174/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Planting policy on species selection seeks to increase the diversity of species planted in Irish forests.

For landowners planting under the national afforestation programme, the choice of species is a matter for the individual who is planting, subject to site suitability and its inclusion in the Forest Service's Approved Species List. This list includes several native species.