We had a fairly long discussion which came to a rather abrupt ending on section 7. I have not much more to say about it. As the Committee will know, the section actually provides that the report shall " be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas at the same time as is so laid the report for that year of his proceedings under the Act of 1946." That is the Forestry Act, 1946. Subsection (6) of section 10 of the Forestry Act, 1946, reads:
The Minister shall, as soon as may be after the expiration of every financial year (other than the financial year 1945-46) cause to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas a report of his proceedings under this Act during that year.
In effect that means the report envisaged in this section shall be laid before each House as soon as may be and I take that to mean without undue delay.