Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
464. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land at Kilcooley Estate, County Tipperary that Coillte owns or has owned in the past ten years; and the details of leasing or sales arrangements on any Coillte lands at that address. [34165/14]
View answerCoillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. The company has, however, advised that Coillte disposed of its leasehold of 402.92 hectares of land and trees at Kilcooley Estate, County Tipperary. Coillte further advised that contracts were issued in March 2011 and the transaction completed on 16th December 2013.
