Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2012
72 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the basis on which he defined strategic from non-strategic State assets when making his decision on the State assets that were to be sold under the troika agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11248/12]
View answer92 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the basis on which he defined strategic from non-strategic State assets when making his decision on the State assets that were to be sold under the troika agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11245/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 92 together.
In identifying which assets are to be regarded as non-strategic, Government has been guided, inter alia, by the detailed sectoral analysis contained in the report of the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities, which was published in April of last year.
The Government considers, in particular, the electricity and gas transmission systems and Dublin Port to be strategic and vital to the optimum functioning of the economy, and the House will have noted that they are not part of the disposal programme that I announced last week. During last week's announcement, I also indicated that consideration will be given to the sale of some assets of Coillte, but I made it clear that any sale of Coillte's land-holdings is ruled out.
