Trevor Sargent
Ceist:63 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources his views on the announcement by Coillte that it is ready to invest £3 million in a Northern Ireland sawmill stake; and the plans, if any, he has to address the concerns of sawmills in the Republic of Ireland that Coillte will be competing with its own customers, Coillte's existing sawmill enjoys protection from a competitive bidding process when purchasing its logs and that this development is against the recommendations of the Seventh Joint Oireachtas Committee on State-sponsored Bodies which investigated the activities of Coillte Teo. [16268/97]