Forestry Management

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 June 2020

Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Questions (790)

Holly Cairns

Question:

790. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on encouraging Coillte to designate as many forests as possible across the country to be for recreational and biodiversity use only in view of its recent announcement regarding nine Dublin forests. [9381/20]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Coillte is operationally independent of my Department and matters such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company.

I have therefore passed the question raised by the Deputy to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.