An Independent MEP has blasted Commissioner Phil Hogan on the controversial forestry policy which he says has had serious implications for Co Leitrim.
A forestry report completed in 2017 shows that Leitrim has the highest percentage of forest cover in the country at 18%.
The EU says the main aim of the forestry policy is to serve environmental, social and economic purposes.
A protest against forestry in Leitrim is to take place tomorrow morning outside the Dail.
MEP Luke Ming Flanagan says the policy has seen a large portion of agricultural land in Leitrim planted in Sitka spruce trees.
He says the current forestry strategy is not as environmentally beneficial as it claims to be.
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