asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry if he will consider lifting the embargo on recruitment to the field staff in his Department in view of the growing importance of afforestation.
Written Answers. - Forest Workers Recruitment.
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I presume the question relates to forest workers. Recruitment of such workers is subject to the overall policy of the Government to achieve a reduction in the numbers employed in the public sector. Under existing policy a limited degree of recruitment is feasible but this is inevitably restricted to forests with highest priority needs.