Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
1755. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current membership number of an organisation (details supplied); the length of membership of each member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63252/22]
View answerThe COFORD Council is a body appointed by the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to advise the Minister and the Department on issues related to the development of the forest sector in Ireland.
The current membership of the COFORD Council covers the period 2019 to 2023 and is listed in the table below. The Council comprises stakeholders from a number of organisations interested in forestry and is appointed approximately every five years. The current COFORD Council term is due to finish in May 2023 and a decision to appoint a new Council, including the future format of COFORD will be reviewed in Quarter 1 this year.
|
Council Member |
Organisation |
Date of Appointment |
|
Dr Eugene Hendrick |
Chair |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Fergus Moore |
DAFM |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Seamus Dunne |
DAFM |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Tony Quinn |
DAFM |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Patrick Murray |
Murrays Timber Group Ltd |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Asst Prof Áine Ní Dhubháin |
University College Dublin |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Neil Kerrigan |
Enterprise Ireland |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Daragh Little |
Forest Industries Ireland |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
John Kavanagh |
None-so-Hardy Nurseries Ltd |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Mark Carlin |
Coillte |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Dr Nuala Ní Fhlatharta, |
Teagasc |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
John Joe O Boyle, |
Northern Ireland Forest Service |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Dr Declan Little, |
Coillte |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Donal Whelan, |
Irish Timber Growers Association |
May 2019 – May 2023 |
|
Matthew Clancy (left SEAI in 2022) |
SEAI |
May 2019-February 2022 |
|
Stephen Treacy, |
Environmental Protection Agency |
April 2021 to May 2023 |
|
Jenni Roche, |
Department of Housing, Heritage and Local |
April 2021 to May 2023 |
|
Andrew St. Ledger, |
Environmental Pillar |
April 2021 to May 2023 |
|
Kieran Cummins |
Environmental Pillar |
April 2021 to May 2023 |
|
Jason Fleming, IFA (replaced Vincent Nally 2019-2021) |
Irish Farmers Association |
April 2021 to May 2023 |
