asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the reason he refused to make a sufficient amount of timber available to a firm (details supplied) so that they can reopen another firm (details supplied) in County Cork.
Written Answers. - Timber Supply.
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I do not accept the inference in the question. The position is that, as an exceptional once-off measure, I am prepared to make available to any firm which takes over the County Cork mill referred to an opening stock of up to 25,000m³ at market price. Subsequently, however — while the quota supply entitlement which formerly applied will continue to operate — any new purchaser's raw material requirements would be obtainable through competitive purchase in the open market in the normal way.