I ask the Minister not to be blinded by the difficulties that are being met up with by Scariff and the other processing factories at the moment to the great need for processing in the north-west. The expansion to any of the others does not and cannot in an economic, viable way meet the timbers coming from the forests in the north-west.

I agree with the Deputy. This is only a short-term temporary problem that we are having. As far as the long run is concerned we must get an outlet for our thinnings and for the forestry production which is growing and we want more sophisticated processing.

Would the Chair agree it is a pity that we do not have international soccer matches every day? They would work wonders in the disposal of questions?

I agree.