Dennis Logan

Well, I think we do.

From a number of points of view, because economically it makes great sense.

I'm reading that we can grow, it can grow three times faster here than it can in Scandinavia.

And every single house that's being built in the country needs Sitka spruce in its construction.

And I wouldn't agree that it doesn't support any wildlife.

The last time I ever heard a cuckoo was about five or six years ago on the slopes of Slevenir in Leitrim in a spruce plantation.

And also, Sitka spruce plantations...

Roads are good to facilitate the forestry industry, but those roads are also used by walkers and people enjoying themselves.

And so they're a great asset to the nation, I think.

Well, I don't think it's one bit weird because

I think there's nothing wrong with presenting children with the facts.

Yes, well, that's what I'm reading.

It supports red squirrels.

You're saying the next day that they pull down the trees, but your squirrels don't live for 40 years.

The

No, I'm saying that the squirrels could be... There can be lots of life cycles for that.

Yeah, but when they clear... There can be lots of natural life cycles within the forest.

OK, well, maybe there isn't in the book, but...

As far as I know, there is a rule that you must have a certain balance of broadleaf trees when you are growing a spruce.

Well, I think, I mean, children are children.