Labour: Forestry could have crucial role in assisting economic recovery

FORESTRY has major potential in assisting economic recovery and creating jobs in the future.

That’s the view of Labour agri-business spokesman Sean Sherlock TD, who said Coillte’s appearance next Wednesday before the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture was welcome.

Mr Sherlock noted that Coillte’s 2008 annual report showed profit fall to €9.2 million, down 77% on the previous year.