Coillte Teoranta

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2022

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Questions (212)

Richard Boyd Barrett

Question:

212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of land sold by his Department since 1989; the amount of forward selling of future Coillte forest harvests that have been sold; the person or body to which harvests have been sold; and if any of these sales have been subject to public tendering processes. [3727/22]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I take it that the Deputy is referring to land sold by Coillte since 1989.

Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and as such is operationally independent from my Department. I have therefore referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.