SHARING OPTIONS: IFA farm forestry chair Vincent Nally said that farmers are hugely frustrated with the ‘communication vacuum’. Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has said it is gravely concerned with the picture that Department officials are painting of the ‘dire’ forestry situation to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett. A spokesperson for FII has warned: “The ministers are not getting a clear picture of how bad the situation remains. “Despite what Department officials claim to be doing, the situation has not improved with the supply of timber into sawmills. Many afforestation licences are still there two years later.”