Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 July 2013

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Questions (233)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

233. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of future harvesting rights that have been sold by Coillte in each of the past three years; the total amount of rights that have been sold and the projected dates of maturity and the counties in which the rights have been sold, excluding sales of current standing timber sold to timber processors for harvesting within one year of sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32727/13]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and the sale by Coillte of future harvesting rights, to which the Deputy refers, is an operational matter for the company. Coillte has, however, advised that no such harvesting rights were sold in the past three years i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012.