164. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the figures in a recently published NFI document which indicate that conifers comprise 74.2% of all forestry here and sitka spruce 52% of all species, and in view of the fact that the Irish climate is favourable for the spread of blight-type organisms and the spread of phytophthora ramorum, which is currently decimating Japanese larch, his plans to introduce a programme of planting a wide variety of native trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20450/14]

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164. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the figures in a recently published NFI document which indicate that conifers comprise 74.2% of all forestry here and sitka spruce 52% of all species, and in view of the fact that the Irish climate is favourable for the spread of blight-type organisms and the spread of phytophthora ramorum, which is currently decimating Japanese larch, his plans to introduce a programme of planting a wide variety of native trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20450/14]

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