Coillte CGA 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.
Coillte was deemed ineligible for forestry premiums in October 2003 and is not eligible for payments under the Afforestation scheme of the Forestry Programme 2014-2020, which are available to the private forest sector. However, the Company may apply for other grant schemes under the programme which aim to support the provision of public goods and services.
The following table shows payments which have issued to Coillte since 2015 under the forestry programme:
Scheme
|
Year
|
Amount of funding
|
Seed Stand and Seed Orchard Scheme
|
2018
|
€1,875
|
Neighbourwood Scheme
|
2020
|
€60,000
|
Native Woodland Conservation Scheme
|
2020
|
€10,866.75
|