Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the use and marketing of the biomass from its forest estate, are the responsibility of the company.
I understand, however, from Coillte that, following the completion of the company's evaluation, with the assistance of independent expert energy consultants, of the proposals received, the principal conclusion drawn from the project is that the utilisation of Coillte's small diameter fibre resource by its Wood Panel Division (Coillte Panel Products) represents the optimal overall financial return to the Coillte Group, followed by the supply of fibre to small scale biomass-based process heat solutions.