Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022
796. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence of 4 November 2022 with his office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59458/22]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and as such is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Any pension increases granted are at the discretion of Coillte and are subject to the approval of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Approval to an increase of 2% to pensions in payment for Coillte pensioners has been sought by Coillte and has recently been granted by the relevant Ministers.
The individual case referred to has been forwarded to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.
