Coillte Teoranta

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 April 2023

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

Questions (431)

Marian Harkin

Question:

431. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of the Coillte estate on peatland soils that are currently planted with trees and where forestry productivity is projected to be a particular yield class (details supplied). [18913/23]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.