Forestry Sector
Seanad Éireann — 2023-04-26
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Victor Boyhan (IND), Agricultural Panel

I appreciate that but I have not had an opportunity to study that when I was listening to the Minister of State's four minutes.
I will finish on a few points. Forestry is in crisis. Let us face up to the fact. We are heading into May and no approvals have been given, despite all of the promises by the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, and by the Minister when this strategy and plan was launched in November 2022. We are now entering into May 2023 and no approvals have been given. Forestry is in crisis.
I will finish on this point and I respectfully ask the Minister of State to do this because I have asked many times. Would she please engage with the Social, Economic Environmental Forestry Association, which has requested a high-level meeting with the Minister of State and the Minister to discuss the forestry crisis?

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Sitting date: 2023-04-26